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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:

768M Million DNA base pairs (0,77 Giga bases)

Organism size:

25 cm

Distribution:

Escarpment near Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

99.05 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

5.6 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

262.93 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

99.2%

Oxalis purpurata

Sorrel

Species Card Details

Importance:

This species is a close relative of the highly invasive weed, Oxalis pes-caprae, but has a naturally small distribution range. The genomes of these two species may give us insights into the evolution of invasiveness. The species is Redlisted as Rare.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria

Date Published:

2024-06-19

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© G. Stafford

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