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JGI, JBEI Present First Results of Genus-Wide Aspergillus Project

January 11, 2018

Colonies of Aspergillus : A. campestris; A. ochraceoroseus; and, A.steynii
Colonies of Aspergillus (clockwise from top left): A. campestris; A. ochraceoroseus; and, A. steynii. These 3 species were among those whose genomes were sequenced in the study. (Kirstine Ellen Lyhne, DTU)

Found in microbial communities around the world, Aspergillus fungi are pathogens, decomposers, and important sources of biotechnologically-important enzymes. In a study published ahead the week of January 8, 2018 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), and the DOE’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) report the first results of a long-term plan to sequence, annotate and analyze the genomes of 300 Aspergillus fungi. These findings are a proof of concept of novel methods to functionally annotate genomes in order to more quickly identify genes of interest. Read more on the JGI website.

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