Draft genome sequence of a black yeast fungus Exophiala xenobiotica isolated from La Brea Tar Pits

Tania Kurbessoian; Danielle Stevenson; Renata Haro; Samantha Ying; Jason E Stajich

doi:10.1128/mra.00913-23

Draft genome sequence of a black yeast fungus Exophiala xenobiotica isolated from La Brea Tar Pits

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Feb 15;13(2):e0091323. doi: 10.1128/mra.00913-23. Epub 2024 Jan 5.

Authors

Tania Kurbessoian¹, Danielle Stevenson², Renata Haro¹, Samantha Ying², Jason E Stajich¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA.
² Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Riverside, California, USA.

Abstract

A 30.28 Mb draft genome sequence was assembled and annotated for the melanized ascomycetous fungus Exophiala xenobiotica NRRL_64630 (Pezizomycotina; Chaetothyriales) isolated from La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California. Species identification was made by phylogenetic assessment of the Internal Transcribed Spacer. This is the first isolated fungal species from this historic space.

Keywords: La Brea Tar Pits; black yeast; exophiala; extremophilic.

Grants and funding

S10 OD016290/OD/NIH HHS/United States