Abstract
Here, we report the draft genome sequence of a new strain of Fusarium fujikuroi, isolated from Pinus sylvestris, which was also found to produce the mycotoxin beauvericin. The Illumina-based sequence analysis revealed an approximate genome size of 44.2 Mbp, containing 164 secondary metabolite biosynthetic clusters.
Highlights
We report the draft genome sequence of a new strain of Fusarium fujikuroi, isolated from Pinus sylvestris, which was found to produce the mycotoxin beauvericin
Beauvericin is a well-known cyclohexadepsipeptide mycotoxin produced by several fungal genera, such as Beauveria, Paecilomyces, Polyporus, and Fusarium
The strain Fusarium fujikuroi Nirenberg (1976) CF-295141 was isolated in our laboratory from the needles of Pinus sylvestris in La Hiruela (Madrid, Spain)
Summary
We report the draft genome sequence of a new strain of Fusarium fujikuroi, isolated from Pinus sylvestris, which was found to produce the mycotoxin beauvericin. More than 700 species have been described, constituting one of the most important phytopathogenic fungi. Around 80 Fusarium species are able to produce worldwide an extensive range of mycotoxins with different levels of toxicity, occurrence, and contamination. Mycotoxins known to contaminate animal and human food include bikaverin and fusaric acid [2], fumonisins [3], beauvericin [4], and moniliformin [5].
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