A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Fusarium oxysporum biocontrol strain FO12.

Authors

Andrea Doddi, Ana López-Moral, Hayley Mangelson, Antonio Di Pietro, Carlos Agustí-Brisach

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Scientific data. Jun 24, 2026. Epub Jun 24, 2026.

Abstract

Fusarium oxysporum FO12 was originally isolated from cork oak (Quercus suber L.) and has been characterised as a highly effective biological control agent of wilt diseases on different crops. FO12 endophytically colonises roots and basal stems of plants, reducing the establishment of the soil-borne pathogen Verticillium dahliae and triggering plant defence-related genes. Here, we report a chromosome-level genome assembly of FO12 using Nanopore and Hi-C data. The 57.60 Mb assembly comprises 14 chromosome-scale scaffolds with centromeres resolved and telomeric repeats detected at 4 of 28 chromosome ends. This high-quality reference genome provides a valuable resource for further research into the use of FO12 in agriculture as a biocontrol agent.

PMID:
42342985
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 25 Jun 2026.

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