Sequencing, assembly, and genomic annotation of LEU18496, a dikarya mutualistic species.

The basidiomycete fungus is able to grow in the fungus garden of leaf-cutter ants. This mutualistic interaction has driven the evolutionary adaptation of , shaping its metabolism to produce enzymes adept at lignocellulosic biomass degradation. In this study, we undertook the comprehensive sequencing, assembly, and functional annotation of the genome of strain LEU18496, mutualistic fungus of the .