Cristinia sonorae was formally described by Nakasone
and Gilbertson (1978) as a white rot pathogen on Ocotillo in the
Sonoran Desert.
Cristinia sonorae is a member of the Atheliaceae family
from the order Atheliales, and was sequenced as part of the 1000 Fungal Genomes
Project. The 1000 Fungal Genomes Project aims fill in gaps in
the Fungal Tree of Life by sequencing at least two reference
genomes from the more than 500 recognized families of Fungi. This
project additionally aims to inform research on plant-microbe
interactions, microbial emission and capture of greenhouse gasses,
and environmental metagenomic sequencing.
References:
- Karen K. Nakasone and R. L. Gilbertson. Cultural and Other Studies of Fungi That Decay Ocotillo in Arizona. 1978. Mycologia, 70(2): 266-299