Fungal genome sequencing and bioenergy

Scott E. Baker, Jette Thykaer, William S. Adney, Thomas S. Brettin, Fred J. Brockman, Patrik D'haeseleer, A. Diego Martinez, R. Michael Miller, Daniel S. Rokhsar, Christopher W. Schadt, Tamas Torok, Gerald Tuskan, Joan Bennett, Randy M. Berka, Steven P. Briggs, Joseph Heitman, John Taylor, B. Gillian Turgeon, Margaret Werner-Washburne, Michael E. Himmel

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Abstract

To date, the number of ongoing filamentous fungal genome sequencing projects is almost tenfold fewer than those of bacterial and archaeal genome projects. The fungi chosen for sequencing represent narrow kingdom diversity; most are pathogens or models. We advocate an ambitious, forward-looking phylogenetic-based genome sequencing program, designed to capture metabolic diversity within the fungal kingdom, thereby enhancing research into alternative bioenergy sources, bioremediation, and fungal-environment interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalFungal Biology Reviews
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2008

Keywords

  • Bioenergy
  • Biofuel
  • Bioproduct
  • Fungal genomics

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