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Devastating fungi are one of the most important biotic factors associated with numerous infectious diseases not only in plants but in animals and humans too. Arthrinium rasikravindrae a devastating fungus is responsible for severe infections in a large number of host plants all over the world. In the present study, we analyzed the whole genome sequence of devastating fungus A. rasikravindrae strain AQZ-20, using Illumina Technology from the Novogene Bio-informatics Co., Ltd. Beijing, China. To identify associated annotation results, various corresponding functional annotations databases were utilized. The genome size was 48.24 MB with an N90 (scaffolds) length of 2,184,859 bp and encoded putative genes were 11,101, respectively. In addition, we evaluated the comparative genomic analyses with 4 fungal strains of Ascomycetes. Two related species showed a strong correlation while others exhibited a weak correlation with the A. rasikravindrae AQZ-20 fungus. This study is a discovery of the genome-scale assembly, as well as annotation for A. rasikravindrae. The results obtained from the whole genome sequencing and genomic resources developed in this study will contribute significantly to genetic improvement applications against diseases caused by A. rasikravindrae. In addition, the phylogenetic tree, followed by genomic RNA, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolic, as well as pathogenic data reported in current research will provide deep insight for further studies in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arthrinium phaeospermum (Corda) M.B. Ellis is a globally distributed pathogenic fungus with a wide host range; its hosts include not only plants, but also humans and animals. This study aimed to develop genomic resources for A. phaeospermum to provide solid data and a theoretical basis for further studies of its pathogenesis, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and RNA genomics. The genome was obtained from the mycelia of the strain AP-Z13 using a combination of analyses with the high-throughput Illumina HiSeq 4000 system and PacBio RSII LongRead sequencing platform. Functional annotation was performed by BLASTing protein sequences against those in different publicly available databases to obtain their corresponding annotations. The genome is 48.45 Mb in size, with an N90 scaffold size of 1,931,147 bp, and encodes 19,836 putative predicted genes. This is the first report of the genome-scale assembly and annotation for A. phaeospermum , the first species in the genus Arthrinium to be subjected to whole genome sequencing. • The genome of Arthrinium phaeospermum was sequenced, assembled and annotated. • The size of the genome is 48.45 Mb, ecoding 19,836 putative predicted genes. • The genome contains a large number of genes involved in vital movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many fungi in the Diaporthe genus across the world are pathogenic. Diaporthe capsici. is a pathogenic fungus that can infect peppers and walnuts, causing their death. The aim of this study was to develop a genomic resource to provide substantial data and a theoretical basis for research on molecular pathogenesis, transcriptome, proteome, and metabonome of D. capsici. The whole genome of D. capsici was sequenced using the PacBio RSII sequencing platform, and functional annotation was performed using different public databases. The genome was found to be 57.56 Mb in size, with an N50 contig size of 5,171,887 bp, and encodes 14,425 putative genes. This is the first genome-scale assembly and annotation for D. capsici , which is the eighth species in Diaporthe to be sequenced. • The genome of Diaporthe capsici was sequenced, assembled and annotated. • The size of the genome is 57.56 Mb, ecoding 14,425 putative predicted genes. • The genes that may be involved in pathogenicity were searched throughout the genome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]