Abstract
Collectotrichum acutatum is a fungal plant pathogen that causes pre- and post-harvest anthracnose on a wide range of plants worldwide. The complete mitochondrial genome of C. acutatum has been determined for the first time. This study revealed that the mitogenome of C. acutatum is a closed circular molecule of 30 892 bp in length, with a G + C content of 34.7%, which include 15 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and two rRNA genes. All the protein-coding genes, accounting for 46.6% of the C. acutatum mitogenome, start with the standard ATG codon and end with the TAA termination codon except for nad6 gene using the TAG termination codon. The mitogenome information of C. acutatum can provide molecular basis for further studies on molecular systematics and evolutionary dynamics.
Declaration of interest
This study was supported by a grant (PJ009791) funded by the Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea, by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea grant (NRF-2013R1A1A1008444) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, by a grant from the Strategic Initiative for Microbiomes in Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea, and by 2014 research grant from Kangwon National University (C1010945-01-01). The authors report no conflicts of interest.