Yingling Lu, Dexiang Tang, Zuoheng Liu, Jing Zhao, Yue Chen, Jinmei Ma, Lijun Luo, Hong Yu
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato is a common pathogenic fungus of ants. A new species, O. fusiformispora , was described based on morphology and phylogenetic evidence from five genes (SSU, LSU, TEF1α , RPB1 , and RPB2 ). The whole genomes of O. fusiformispora , O. contiispora , O. subtiliphialida , O. satoi , O. flabellata , O. acroasca , and O. camponoti-leonardi were sequenced and annotated and compared with whole genome sequences of other species in O. unilateralis sensu lato. The basic genome-wide characteristics of the 12 species showed that the related species had similar GC content and genome size...
2024: Frontiers in Microbiology