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| Title |
Chromosome level assembly and secondary metabolite potential of the parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris
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| Published in |
BMC Genomics, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12864-017-4307-0 |
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| Authors |
Glenna J. Kramer, Justin R. Nodwell |
| Abstract |
Cordyceps militaris is an insect pathogenic fungus that is prized for its use in traditional medicine. This and other entomopathogenic fungi are understudied sources for the discovery of new bioactive molecules. In this study, PacBio SMRT long read sequencing technology was used to sequence the genome of C. militaris with a focus on the genetic potential for secondary metabolite production in the genome assembly of this fungus. This is first chromosome level assembly of a species in the Cordyceps genera. In this seven chromosome assembly of 33.6 Mba there were 9371 genes identified. Cordyceps militaris was determined to have the MAT 1-1-1 and MAT 1-1-2 mating type genes. Secondary metabolite analysis revealed the potential for at least 36 distinct metabolites from a variety of classes. Three of these gene clusters had homology with clusters producing desmethylbassianin, equisetin and emericellamide that had been studied in other fungi. Our assembly and analysis has revealed that C. militaris has a wealth of gene clusters for secondary metabolite production distributed among seven chromosomes. The identification of these gene clusters will facilitate the future study and identification of the secondary metabolites produced by this entomopathogenic fungus. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Canada | 2 | 67% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 100% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 49 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 16% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 8% |
| Professor | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 14 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 24% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 22% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 19 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 November 2017.
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