High-Quality Genome Resource of a Novel Venturiaceae sp. KMAF11, Isolated from Diseased Colobanthus quitensis, an Antarctic Flowering Plant

Abstract

In summary, a novel fungal strain, KMAF11, isolated from diseased Antarctic plants, is believed to belong to the Venturiaceae sp., a common phytopathogenic fungal group. This fungus may have been dormant in the leaves or rhizosphere of C. quitensis, an Antarctic flowering plant, but it is presumed to induce disease in C. quitensis due to a change in the habitat environment. Genomic information on latent pathogenic fungi associated with vascular plants in Antarctica has not yet been reported. In this study, we report the first high-quality genome dataset for this fungus. This dataset provides important information about the genes involved in the fungal lifestyle. Further studies of these genes will contribute to elucidating the molecular interactions between pathogenic fungi and plants inhabiting Earth’s extreme regions.