Fungal Genomes

Over the last few years, our research efforts have resulted in the sequenced and annotated genomes of several fungal species, and we keep on adding new ones! The genomes that we have produced so far have been published as part of the following papers:

• Araújo, J.P.M., Lebert, B.M., Vermeulen, S., Brachmann, A., Ohm, R.A., Evans, H.C., de Bekker, C. (2022): Masters of the manipulator: two new hypocrealean genera, Niveomyces (Cordycipitaceae) and Torrubiellomyces (Ophiocordycipitaceae), parasitic on the zombie ant fungus Ophiocordyceps camponoti-floridani. In: Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 49, 171-194 doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2022.49.05

• Will, I., Das, B., Trinh, T., Brachmann, A., Ohm, R.A., de Bekker, C. (2020): Genetic underpinnings of host manipulation by Ophiocordyceps as revealed by comparative transcriptomics. In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 10(7), 2275-2296 doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401290

• de Bekker, C., Ohm, R.A., Evans, H.C., Brachmann, A., Hughes, D.P. (2017): Ant-infecting Ophiocordyceps genomes reveal a high diversity of potential behavioral manipulation genes and a possible major role for enterotoxins. In: Scientific Reports 7(1):12508 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12863-w

• de Bekker, C., Ohm, R.A., Loreto, R.G., Sebastian, A., Albert, I., Merrow, M., Brachmann, A., Hughes, D.P. (2015): Gene expression during zombie ant biting behavior reflects the complexity underlying fungal parasitic behavioral manipulation. In: BMC Genomics 16:620 doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1812-x

To make these genomes more accessible to the public, they can be accessed through the following genome portals, curated by our collaborators of the Fungal Genomics Group at Utrecht University, directed by Dr. Robin Ohm:

• Ophiocordyceps australis strain 1348a (Ghana)

• Ophiocordyceps australis strain map64 (Brazil)

• Ophiocordyceps camponoti-floridani strain arb2 (USA)

• Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis strain map16 (Brazil)

• Ophiocordyceps kimflemingae strain sc16a (USA)

• Ophiocordyceps subramaniannii (Ghana)

• Niveomyces coronatus strain CBS 149186 (USA)

• Torrubiellomyces zombiae CBS 149187 (USA)

These genome portals allow you to do the following for each of the organisms:

• Look up genome statistics

• Look up individual genes

• Browse the genome

• BLAST sequences against the genome

• Look up functional annotations

• Perform enrichment analyses

• Download the sequences and functional annotations