Title
High-quality draft genome sequence of a biofilm forming lignocellulolytic Aspergillus niger strain ATCC 10864
Date Issued
17 July 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
BioMed Central Ltd.
Abstract
Filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger has high industrial value due to their lignocellulolytic enzyme activities and ATCC 10864 is one of the few type strains of A. niger which has a unique biofilm forming capability. Here we report the first draft genome sequence of A. niger ATCC 10864 strain. The genome of A. niger ATCC 10864 is 36,172,237 bp long and comprise of 310 scaffolds with 49.5% average GC content. A total of 10,804 protein-coding genes were predicted among which 10,761 genes were with putative functions. A. niger ATCC 10864 genome coded for 709 putative carbohydrate active enzyme families distributed in six functional categories and among them glycoside hydrolases (GHs) represent the most number of families (279). Genes that include pepA, brlA, exgA, LaeA, rodA, GCN have also been identified in this study, which may play a role in biofilm formation. This high-quality draft genome sequence will facilitate our understanding of the mechanisms behind fungal biofilm formation and higher lignocellulolytic enzyme production.
Volume
12
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología industrial
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85024122636
Source
Standards in Genomic Sciences
ISSN of the container
19443277
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by grants from Concejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología of Peru [N° 002-2013-CONCYTEC-FONDECYT and N° 177-2015-FONDECYT] and Programa Nacional de Innovación para la Competitividad y Productividad, Ministry of Production of Peru [N° 176-FINCyT-IB-2013 and N° 177-FINCyT-IB-2013]. This work was also supported by the National Science Foundation under the CCI Center for Selective C − H Functionalization (CHE-1205646), and the Hans W. Vahlteich Professorship (D.H.S.). Authors acknowledge Genotypic Technology, Bengaluru, India for helping in the additional bioinformatic analysis.
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