Draft Genome Sequence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 from Peru, Obtained by Nanopore and Illumina Hybrid Assembly

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) is the causal agent of Fusarium wilt, a major threat to the banana industry worldwide. Here, we report the genome of a Foc TR4 strain from Peru, sequenced using a combination of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies.

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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) is a major threat to the banana industry worldwide. The genome of a Foc TR4 strain from Peru was sequenced using a combination of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies.