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Genome sequence of a white rot fungus Schizopora paradoxa KUC8140 for wood decay and mycoremediation

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J Biotechnol 211 , 42-43 (Jul 15 2015)

Author(s):

Min, B., Park, H., Jang, Y., Kim, J. J., Kim, K. H., Pangilinan, J., Lipzen, A., Riley, R., Grigoriev, I. V., Spatafora, J. W., Choi, I. G.

DOI:

10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.06.426

Abstract:

Schizopora paradoxa KUC8140 is a white rot wood degrader commonly found in Korea. Tolerance to heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dye decolorization activity make this strain a potential candidate for mycoremediation. We report the genome sequence of S. paradoxa KUC8140 containing 44.4Mbp. Based on ab initio gene prediction, homology search and RNA-seq, total 17,098 gene models were annotated. We identified 17 lignin-modifying peroxidases and other 377 carbohydrate-active enzymes for modeling lignocellulose deconstruction and mycoremediation.

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