Genome

Coccidioides immitis Pathogenic fungus that is morphologically indistinguishable from Coccidioides posadasii; both cause the disease coccidioidomycosis Lineage: Eukaryota[15558]; Fungi[5219]; Dikarya[4852]; Ascomycota[3866]; Pezizomycotina[2637]; Eurotiomycetes[607]; Eurotiomycetidae[539]; Onygenales[73]; Onygenaceae[11]; Coccidioides[2]; Coccidioides immitis[1]

Coccidioides immitis is a dimorphic soil fungus that is morphologically identical to, but genetically distinct from, Coccidioides posadasii. Both fungi cause the disease coccidioidomycosis, also known as valley fever. The rate of infection varies from year to year, but on average, 100,000 people are infected in the United States annually. More...A low percentage of infections are serious, even fatal; problems are more likely in people with poor immune systems. Coccidioides immitis has been classified as an organism with bioterrorist potential. It is a model for studying the evolutionary biology of pathogenic fungi. The genome of Coccidioides immitis is estimated at 29 Mb. Less...

Summary Sequence data:  genome assemblies: 5  (See  Genome Assembly and Annotation report) Statistics:  median total length (Mb): 27.7811  median protein count: 10408  median GC%: 46.4 Publications (limited to 20 most recent records) Improved Reference Genome Sequence of Coccidioides immitis Strain WA_211, Isolated in Washington State. Teixeira MM, et al. Microbiol Resour Announc 2019 Aug 15 Population genomic sequencing of Coccidioides fungi reveals recent hybridization and transposon control. Neafsey DE, et al. Genome Res 2010 Jul Comparative genomic analyses of the human fungal pathogens Coccidioides and their relatives. Sharpton TJ, et al. Genome Res 2009 Oct  Representative (genome information for reference and representative genomes) Reference genome:   Coccidioides immitis RS Submitter: Broad Institute Loc Type Name RefSeq INSDC Size (Mb) GC% Protein rRNA tRNA Other RNA Gene Pseudogene Un - . - 29.02 46.0 9,910 27 121 - 9,905 4 Chromosomes Click on chromosome name to open Genome Data Viewer External Resources Fungal Genome Initiative White Paper #1 Coccidioidomycosis Tom Volk's Fungi