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Group:
Eudicot
Estimated genome size:
0.3 meters in height.
Size:
0.3 meters in height.
Distribution:
Found in grassland habitats across Southern Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
122.04 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
9.24 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.75 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6% [S: 60.8%, D: 38.8%]
Importance:
Some populations of this species in the Barberton region of South Africa have evolved the ability to hyperaccumulate nickel, making this species ideal for a comparative genomics approach to understand the evolution of this extreme phenotype.
Group:
Fungi
Genome size:
35 million DNA base pairs (0.035 Gigabases)
Size:
Flamentous fungus
Distribution:
South Africa
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
2.31 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
2.44 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
0.036 Gigabases (36.1 million bases)
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8% [S: 97.6%, D: 1.2%]
BUSCO database:
TBA
Penicillium limpopoense
Fungi

Importance:
The species was recently described from a litchi collected in South Africa.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Cobus Visagie
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
University of Pretoria
Date Published:
2025-03-12
Photo credit:
© C. Visagie
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