Genome sequence of the white-rot fungus Irpex lacteus F17, a type strain of lignin degrader fungus

Mengwei Yao; Wenman Li; Zihong Duan; Yinliang Zhang; Rong Jia

doi:10.1186/s40793-017-0267-x

Genome sequence of the white-rot fungus Irpex lacteus F17, a type strain of lignin degrader fungus

Stand Genomic Sci. 2017 Sep 12:12:55. doi: 10.1186/s40793-017-0267-x. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Mengwei Yao^{1

2}, Wenman Li^{1

2}, Zihong Duan^{1

2}, Yinliang Zhang^{1

2}, Rong Jia^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Life Sciences, Economic and Technology Development Zone, Anhui University, 111 jiulong Road, Hefei, Anhui 230601 People's Republic of China.
² Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Irpex lacteus, a cosmopolitan white-rot fungus, degrades lignin and lignin-derived aromatic compounds. In this study, we report the high-quality draft genome sequence of I. lacteus F17, isolated from a decaying hardwood tree in the vicinity of Hefei, China. The genome is 44,362,654 bp, with a GC content of 49.64% and a total of 10,391 predicted protein-coding genes. In addition, a total of 18 snRNA, 842 tRNA, 15 rRNA operons and 11,710 repetitive sequences were also identified. The genomic data provides insights into the mechanisms of the efficient lignin decomposition of this strain.

Keywords: Genome sequence; Hardwood tree; Irpex lacteus F17; Lignin decomposition; Short genome report; White-rot fungus.

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Case Reports