The genome of newly classified Ochroconis mirabilis: Insights into fungal adaptation to different living conditions

• Main Authors: Yew, S.M., Chan, C.L., Kuan, C.S., Toh, Y.F., Ngeow, Y.F., Na, S.L., Lee, K.W., Hoh, C.C., Yee, W.Y., Ng, K.P.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18778/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2409-8

Background: Ochroconis mirabilis, a recently introduced water-borne dematiaceous fungus, is occasionally isolated from human skin lesions and nails. We identified an isolate of O. mirabilis from a skin scraping with morphological and molecular studies. Its genome was then sequenced and analysed for...