Open AccessGenome Sequence of the Fungus Nannizziopsis barbatae, an Emerging Reptile Pathogen
Author(s) -
Daniel Powell,
Ashley Jones,
Nicola Kent,
Parwinder Kaur,
Ido Bar,
Benjamin Schwessinger,
Céline Frère
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.01213-20
Subject(s) - dermatomycosis , biology , fungal pathogen , whole genome sequencing , pathogen , fungus , genome , sequence (biology) , opportunistic pathogen , evolutionary biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , botany , virulence
Nannizziopsis barbatae is an emerging fungal pathogen capable of causing contagious dermatomycosis in reptiles. Here, we report a 31.54-Mb draft genome sequence of an isolate originating from an infected eastern water dragon in Brisbane, Australia.