Draft Genome Sequences of Three Monokaryotic Isolates of the White-Rot Basidiomycete Fungus Dichomitus squalens.
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SUBMITTER: Casado Lopez S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6498232 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
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Draft Genome Sequences of Three Monokaryotic Isolates of the White-Rot Basidiomycete Fungus Dichomitus squalens.
Casado López Sara S Peng Mao M Daly Paul P Andreopoulos Bill B Pangilinan Jasmyn J Lipzen Anna A Riley Robert R Ahrendt Steven S Ng Vivian V Barry Kerrie K Daum Chris C Grigoriev Igor V IV Hildén Kristiina S KS Mäkelä Miia R MR de Vries Ronald P RP
Microbiology resource announcements 20190502 18
Here, we report the draft genome sequences of three isolates of the wood-decaying white-rot basidiomycete fungus <i>Dichomitus squalens</i> The genomes of these monokaryons were sequenced to provide more information on the intraspecies genomic diversity of this fungus and were compared to the previously sequenced genome of <i>D. squalens</i> LYAD-421 SS1. ...[more]
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