Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the aflatoxin biocontrol agent Aspergillus flavus isolate La3279 isolated from maize in Nigeria

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Mar 12;13(3):e0069623. doi: 10.1128/mra.00696-23. Epub 2024 Feb 9.

Abstract

Here, we report the complete genome of the non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolate La3279, which is an active ingredient of the aflatoxin biocontrol product Aflasafe. The chromosome-scale assembly clarifies the deletion pattern in the aflatoxin biosynthesis gene cluster and corrects a misidentified assembly previously published for this isolate.

Keywords: Aspergillus flavus; aflatoxin biocontrol; agriculture; nanopore.