Cutaneotrichosporon dermatis strain:NICC30027 Genome sequencing and assembly. Cutaneotrichosporon dermatis strain:NICC30027

Our previous research found that the strain Cutaneotrichosporon dermatis NICC30027 could efficiently assimilate glucose and xylose simultaneously to accumulate a considerable amount of lipid, regardless of the ratios of glucose/xylose. More importantly, the fatty acid composition of lipid produced by NICC30027 was similar to that of vegetable oils, which means that it could provide appropriate feedstock for the synthesis of biodiesel. However, due to the lack of genomic information, the metabolic mechanism of simultaneous utilization of glucose and xylose to synthesize microbial lipids is still unclear. Thus, in this project, we plan to report the genome sequence of Cutaneotrichosporon dermatis NICC30027 as a first step to reveal the genes involved in microbial lipid accumulation, and the molecular mechanisms of simultaneous utilization of glucose and xylose.