Draft genome sequence of Ganoderma philippii, a serious root rot pathogen of Eucalyptus in Southeast Asia

The root-rot fungus Ganoderma philippii is an important pathogen of forest trees, especially in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia. The growing importance of this pathogen, especially on plantation-grown trees such as species of Acacia and Eucalyptus has required whole genome sequence data to better understand its biology. In this study, we present the draft genome sequence of a G. philippii isolate sequenced using Oxford Nanopore technology. The assembled genome was 53.49 Mb in size with an N50 of 200.66 kb, and GC content of 54.77%. Genome completeness was assessed, revealing 95.0% completeness for the BUSCO polyporales_odb10 database. GeneMark-ES predicted a total of 9,277 protein coding genes and phylogenetic inference based on ITS sequence confirmed the identity of the sequenced isolate as G. philippii. This study provided the first openly available genome of G. philippii that will be an important resource for developing molecular tools for population and evolutionary studies, pathogen diagnostics and will facilitate comparative analysis among different Ganoderma species.