De Novo Genome Sequence of a Fusarium xylarioides Race Pathogenic to Robusta Coffee (Coffea canephora) in Uganda.
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SUBMITTER: Olal S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6675985 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
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<i>De Novo</i> Genome Sequence of a <i>Fusarium xylarioides</i> Race Pathogenic to Robusta Coffee (<i>Coffea canephora</i>) in Uganda.
Olal Sammy S Bitalo Daphne N DN Olango Nicholas D ND Mulindwa Julius J Ochwo Silver S Opiyo Stephen Obol SO Arinaitwe Geoffrey G Ogwok Emmanuel E
Microbiology resource announcements 20190801 31
Here, we report the first whole-genome assembly of a <i>Fusarium xylarioides</i> race pathogenic to robusta coffee in Uganda. It comprises 55,122,624 bases and 14,552 genes. Gene ontology analysis assigned 5,720 genes to biological processes, 4,545 genes to cellular components, and 6,021 genes to molecular function. ...[more]
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