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Title: Draft genome sequence of Coniochaeta ligniaria NRRL 30616, a lignocellulolytic fungus for bioabatement of inhibitors in plant biomass hydrolysates

Author
item JIMENEZ, DIEGO JAVIER - University Of Groningen
item Hector, Ronald - Ron
item RILEY, ROBERT - Department Of Energy Joint Genome
item LIPZEN, ANNA - Department Of Energy Joint Genome
item KUO, RITA - Department Of Energy Joint Genome
item AMIREBRAHIMI, MOJGAN - Department Of Energy Joint Genome
item BARRY, KERRIE - Department Of Energy Joint Genome
item GRIGORIEV, IGOR - Department Of Energy Joint Genome
item DIRK VAN ELSAS, JAN - Department Of Energy Joint Genome
item Nichols, Nancy

Submitted to: Genome Announcements
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/22/2016
Publication Date: 1/26/2017
Citation: Jimenez, D.J., Hector, R.E., Riley, R., Lipzen, A., Kuo, R.C., Amirebrahimi, M., Barry, K.W., Grigoriev, I.V., Dirk van Elsas, J., Nichols, N.N. 2017. Draft genome sequence of Coniochaeta ligniaria NRRL 30616, a lignocellulolytic fungus for bioabatement of inhibitors in plant biomass hydrolysates. Genome Announcements. 5(4):e01476-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01476-16.

Interpretive Summary: Use of crop residues to make fuels and chemicals is limited in part by the presence of substances that are toxic to the microbes used to carry out the process. To address this issue, a fungus found in soil can be used to remove unwanted chemicals present in the sugars obtained from biomass. ARS researchers in Peoria, Illinois, reported the genome sequence of the fungus, called Coniochaeta ligniaria NRRL30616. This microbe has biotechnological relevance in the bioenergy field, given its capacity to degrade agricultural biomass and to generate usable sugars for conversion to value-added products. The sequence of the genome, which spans 13,657 genes, provides a tool to understand and exploit the microbe’s unique characteristics including tolerance to some inhibitory compounds.

Technical Abstract: Here, we report the first draft genome sequence (42.38 Mb that contains 13,657 genes) of Coniochaeta ligniaria NRRL30616, an ascomycete with high biotechnological relevance in the bioenergy field given its high potential for bioabatement of toxic furanic compounds in plant biomass hydrolysates and its capacity to degrade lignocellulosic material.