Genome Assemblies for Three Sarocladium Zeae Fungal Isolates from Maize

Three high-quality genome assemblies for the protective fungal endophyte Sarocladium zeae, with assembly sizes ranging from 31.57 Mb to 31.74 Mb. The assemblies have BUSCO completeness scores exceeding 98% against a fungi database and include annotations for over 9,600 protein-coding genes and 31 to 33 secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters. Timothy Satterlee published this resource on figshare in April 2026 to support research on genome evolution and biological control applications.

Use Cases

• Comparative genomics analysis based on the reported high genome-wide collinearity and sequence identity among the three isolates.
• Studying secondary metabolism and mycotoxin suppression based on the annotated biosynthetic gene clusters and pyrrocidine production mentioned in the description.
• Investigating fungal endophyte-host interactions with maize based on the species' protective role described.
• Annotating and comparing protein families based on the over 7,200 predicted protein families and genes with signal peptides.

Strengths

• Assembly quality metrics are provided, including N50 values from 3.73 Mb to 3.78 Mb and BUSCO completeness scores >98%.
• Detailed annotation counts are reported, including over 9,600 protein-coding genes and 31 to 33 secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters.
• Includes three distinct isolates, enabling comparative analysis as noted in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is listed as 0.0 B in size, indicating a very limited scope or potential metadata issue.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

High-quality genome sequencing and assembly, followed by comparative analysis and annotation, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 06:55:05; freshness should be verified.