Draft Genome Assemblies of Xylose-Utilizing Candida tropicalis and Candida boidinii with Potential Application in Biochemical and Biofuel Production

Abhishek Somani; Daniel Smith; Matthew Hegarty; Narcis Fernandez-Fuentes; Sreenivas R Ravella; Joe A Gallagher; David N Bryant

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01594-17

Draft Genome Assemblies of Xylose-Utilizing Candida tropicalis and Candida boidinii with Potential Application in Biochemical and Biofuel Production

Genome Announc. 2018 Feb 15;6(7):e01594-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01594-17.

Authors

Abhishek Somani¹, Daniel Smith¹, Matthew Hegarty¹, Narcis Fernandez-Fuentes¹, Sreenivas R Ravella¹, Joe A Gallagher¹, David N Bryant²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom.
² Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom dgb@aber.ac.uk.

Abstract

Non-albicans Candida species are growing in prominence in industrial biotechnology due to their ability to utilize hemicellulose. Here, we present the draft genome sequences of an inhibitor-tolerant Candida tropicalis strain (Y6604) and Candida boidinii NCAIM Y01308^T.