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Phylum:
Ascomycota
Estimated genome size:
Flamentous fungus
Organism size:
Flamentous fungus
Distribution:
South Africa, Australia and the USA.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
1.64 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
1.88 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0.04 Gigabases (36.66 million bases)
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.9% [S: 98.8%, D: 0%]
Importance:
The species was recently described, isolated from South Africa.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Cobus Visagie
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
University of Pretoria
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Estimated genome size:
700 million DNA base pairs (0.7 Gigabases)
Organism size:
4 meters (height)
Distribution:
It grows naturally in coastal bush, costal forest and on sand dunes from the Eastern Cape, northwards to Kwazulu Natal and Mozambique. Today it is commonly grown in many countries abroad.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
205.9 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
18.07 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0.47 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8% [S:92.2%, D:6.6%]
Carissa macrocarpa
Grootnoemnoem
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Importance:
A fast-growing, wind resistant, impenetrable shrub that produces fruits which can be eaten raw or used to make jams and jellies.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Ernst Van Jaarsveld,
University of Western Cape | Babylonstoren
Date Published:
2024-06-12
Photo credit:
© D.B. Montesinos-Tubée
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