Image Credit: Chunyu Li & Altus Viljoen
The genome sequence of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense CAV2318 was not determined by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), but was provided by Li-Jun Ma and Yong Zhang in November, 2023. This genome was sequenced with Illumina, assembled with ABySS, and annotated with the JGI Annotation Pipeline.
Fusarium oxysporum, an ascomycete fungus in the Nectriaceae family, is predominant in native soils. These diverse and adaptable fungi have been found in soils ranging from the Sonoran Desert, to tropical and temperate forest, grasslands and soils of the tundra. F. oxysporum strains are ubiquitous soil inhabitants that have the ability to exist as saprophytes, and degrade lignin and complex carbohydrates associated with soil debris. They are pervasive plant endophytes that can colonize plant roots and may even protect plants or form the basis of disease suppression. While some species may be harmless or even beneficial plant endophytes or soil saprophytes, many strains within the F. oxysporum species complex are pathogenic to plants, especially in agricultural settings.
