Draft genome sequence of potentially dikaryotic black fungus Aureobasidium melanogenum isolated from aircraft

Dominique N Wagner; Vanessa A Varaljay; Wanda J Lyon; Audra L Crouch; Clayton Allex-Buckner; Justin C Biffinger; Wendy J Crookes-Goodson; Nancy Kelley-Loughnane; Blake W Stamps

doi:10.1128/mra.00756-23

Draft genome sequence of potentially dikaryotic black fungus Aureobasidium melanogenum isolated from aircraft

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Mar 12;13(3):e0075623. doi: 10.1128/mra.00756-23. Epub 2024 Feb 20.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Biomaterials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
² UES, Inc., Dayton, Ohio, USA.
³ 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
⁴ Chemistry Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA.

Abstract

The Ascomycota yeast Aureobasidium melanogenum strain W12 was isolated from an aircraft polymer-coated surface. The genome size is 53,160,883 bp with a G + C content of 50.13%. The genome contains fatty acid transporters, cutinases, hydroxylases, and lipases potentially used for survival on polymer coatings on aircraft.

Keywords: biodegradation; built environment; fungi.

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