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Draft Genome Sequence of Ustilago trichophora RK089, a Promising Malic Acid Producer
Thiemo Zambanini1, Joerg M Buescher2, Guido Meurer2
1Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Genome Announcements
|July 30, 2016
Abstract:
The basidiomycetous smut fungus Ustilago trichophora RK089 produces malate from glycerol. De novo genome sequencing revealed a 20.7-Mbp genome (301 gap-closed contigs, 246 scaffolds). A comparison to the genome of Ustilago maydis 521 revealed all essential genes for malate production from glycerol contributing to metabolic engineering for improving malate production.
