Table 1.
Properties of the first sequenced mycorrhizal fungal genomes.
| Species | Laccaria bicolor | Tuber melanosporum | Rhizophagus irregularis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Basidiomycota, Agaricales | Ascomycota, Pezizales | Glomeromycota, Glomerales |
| Mycorrhizal morphotype | Ectomycorrhiza | Ectomycorrhiza | Arbuscular mycorrhiza |
| Plant partners | Broad range of forest trees, hardwoods and conifers, such as poplars and firs | Narrow range of forest trees, hardwoods and conifers, such as hazel tree and oaks | Hundreds of herbaceous plant species, including crops such as wheat and rice |
| Genomic assembly (Mbp) | 60.7 | 125.0 | 91.1 |
| Repeat-masked total (Mbp) | 15.1 (25%) | 65.3 (52%) | 14.0 (15%) |
| # Predicted genes | 23132 | 7496 | 30282 |
| Average # exons/gene | 5.28 | 3.87 | 3.46 |
| # Predicted gene families | 3523 | 799 | 2749 |
| Average # genes/family | 5.02 | 3.79 | 8.00 |
| Average protein length (aa) | 356 | 439 | 270 |
| # Predicted signal peptides | 3201 (14%) | 1224 (16%) | 1995 (7%) |
| # Distinct Pfam domains | 2348 | 2272 | 2469 |
| Major publication | Martin et al. (2008) | Martin et al. (2010) | Tisserant et al. (2013) |
All numbers are calculated from the genomes’ computationally reconstructed assemblies and annotations.