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Abstract

a haploid yeast (phylum Ascomycota), is useful in bioprocessing and bioremediation, and is an infrequent pathogen of humans. The availability of highly accurate, long-read DNA sequencing methods provided the opportunity to improve the genome assembly. Using Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) HiFi technology, we generated a chromosome-level, telomere-to-telomere assembly for the type strain ATCC 6260. This assembly closed gaps in the current reference sequence and resolved a translocation artefact that affected the size and structure of chromosomes 4 and 5. The improved genome sequence is available publicly and will facilitate future studies of this species.

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • National Institutes of Health (Award R15 DE026401)
    • Principal Award Recipient: LoisL. Hoyer
  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.
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