Authentication of Aspergillus parasiticus strains in the genome database of the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The use of genome sequences from strains authenticated to correct species level is a prerequisite for confidently exploring the evolutionary relationship among related species. Aspergillus strains erroneously curated as Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus fumigatus have been noticed in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) genome database. Aspergillus parasiticus is one of several aspergilli that produce aflatoxin, the most potent carcinogenic mycotoxin known up to now. To ensure that valid conclusions are drawn by researchers from their genomics-related studies, molecular analyses were carried out to authenticate identities of A. parasiticus strains in the NCBI genome database.

Results

Two of the nine supposedly A. parasiticus strains, E1365 and

SUBMITTER: Chang PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7989025 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature