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American Society for Microbiology, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(11), 2022
DOI: 10.1128/mra.00367-22
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An Improved 1.5-Gigabase Draft Assembly of Massospora cicadina (Zoopagomycota), an Obligate Fungal Parasite of 13- and 17-Year Cicadas
Journal article published in 2022 by
Jason E. Stajich 
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Brian Lovett ,
Cassandra L. Ettinger ,
Derreck A. Carter-House,
Tania Kurbessoian,
Matt T. Kasson
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Brian Lovett ,
Cassandra L. Ettinger ,
Derreck A. Carter-House,
Tania Kurbessoian,
Matt T. Kasson
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Abstract
A 1.488-Gb draft genome sequence was assembled for the fungus Massospora cicadina , an obligate parasite of periodical cicadas. The M. cicadina genome has experienced massive expansion via transposable elements (TEs), which account for 92% of the genome.