Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from India

In this study, a new species Fusarium indicum belonging to the Fusarium concolor species complex is established to accommodate an endophytic fungus isolated from Bambusa sp. and collected from Himachal Pradesh. The identity of this isolate was confirmed based on the asexual morphs, its cultural char...

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Main Authors: Shiwali Rana, Sanjay K. Singh
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1266620/full
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description In this study, a new species Fusarium indicum belonging to the Fusarium concolor species complex is established to accommodate an endophytic fungus isolated from Bambusa sp. and collected from Himachal Pradesh. The identity of this isolate was confirmed based on the asexual morphs, its cultural characteristics, and phylogenetic analyses. This isolate revealed out to be distinct by showing less similarity with described species in the genus Fusarium based on molecular sequence data, approximately 93.9% similarity based on translation elongation factor 1-alpha, and 94.2% similarity based on RNA polymerase II subunit. Furthermore, to increase knowledge about this novel species, whole-genome sequencing was carried out. The results displayed that Fusarium indicum NFCCI 5145 possesses a 40.2 Mb genome and 48.39% of GC content. Approximately 12,963 functional protein-coding genes were carefully predicted and annotated using different BLAST databases, such as Uniprot, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Gene Ontology (GO), Pathogen Host Interactions (PHI), Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG), and Carbohydrate-Active enzymes (CAZy). The orthologous proteins were identified using OrthoFinder and used for the phylogenetic analysis. ANIb confirmed that the isolate is closely related to the F. concolor species complex. It is known that Fusarium strains can produce a wide range of bioactive secondary metabolites. Therefore, in-depth mining for biosynthetic gene clusters for secondary metabolite biosynthesis of Fusarium indicum NFCCI 5145 was investigated using Antibiotics and Secondary Metabolites Analysis Shell (AntiSMASH) annotation. AntiSMASH results displayed that this isolate possesses 45 secondary metabolites of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). These findings significantly improved our understanding of the strain Fusarium indicum NFCCI 5145 and its possible applications in different sectors including industry for the secondary metabolites and enzymes it can produce.
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spelling doaj.art-806e9fac33aa4b0b8627d122bcf88b662023-11-27T18:25:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2023-11-011410.3389/fmicb.2023.12666201266620Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from IndiaShiwali RanaSanjay K. SinghIn this study, a new species Fusarium indicum belonging to the Fusarium concolor species complex is established to accommodate an endophytic fungus isolated from Bambusa sp. and collected from Himachal Pradesh. The identity of this isolate was confirmed based on the asexual morphs, its cultural characteristics, and phylogenetic analyses. This isolate revealed out to be distinct by showing less similarity with described species in the genus Fusarium based on molecular sequence data, approximately 93.9% similarity based on translation elongation factor 1-alpha, and 94.2% similarity based on RNA polymerase II subunit. Furthermore, to increase knowledge about this novel species, whole-genome sequencing was carried out. The results displayed that Fusarium indicum NFCCI 5145 possesses a 40.2 Mb genome and 48.39% of GC content. Approximately 12,963 functional protein-coding genes were carefully predicted and annotated using different BLAST databases, such as Uniprot, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Gene Ontology (GO), Pathogen Host Interactions (PHI), Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG), and Carbohydrate-Active enzymes (CAZy). The orthologous proteins were identified using OrthoFinder and used for the phylogenetic analysis. ANIb confirmed that the isolate is closely related to the F. concolor species complex. It is known that Fusarium strains can produce a wide range of bioactive secondary metabolites. Therefore, in-depth mining for biosynthetic gene clusters for secondary metabolite biosynthesis of Fusarium indicum NFCCI 5145 was investigated using Antibiotics and Secondary Metabolites Analysis Shell (AntiSMASH) annotation. AntiSMASH results displayed that this isolate possesses 45 secondary metabolites of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). These findings significantly improved our understanding of the strain Fusarium indicum NFCCI 5145 and its possible applications in different sectors including industry for the secondary metabolites and enzymes it can produce.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1266620/fullasexual morphnovel taxonFusariumgenome miningantiSMASHsecondary metabolites
spellingShingle Shiwali Rana
Sanjay K. Singh
Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from India
Frontiers in Microbiology
asexual morph
novel taxon
Fusarium
genome mining
antiSMASH
secondary metabolites
title Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from India
title_full Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from India
title_fullStr Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from India
title_full_unstemmed Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from India
title_short Insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic Fusarium species belonging to the Fusarium concolor complex from India
title_sort insights into the genomic architecture of a newly discovered endophytic fusarium species belonging to the fusarium concolor complex from india
topic asexual morph
novel taxon
Fusarium
genome mining
antiSMASH
secondary metabolites
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1266620/full
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