Genomic comparison of Mucor strains including four new genomic sequences

Mucor species belongs to the Mucorales order within the phylum Mucoromycota, an early diverging fungal lineage. The purpose of this study was to investigate at the genomic scale the similarities and differences that could be linked to different lifestyles.In this study, four newly sequenced Mucor genomes with contrasted lifestyles namely M. fuscus and M. lanceolatus, two species used in cheese production (during ripening), M. racemosus, a recurrent cheese spoiler sometimes described as an opportunistic pathogen and M. endophyticus, a plant endophyte. Comparison of these new genomes with those previously available of six Mucor isolates and two Rhizopus isolates, formerly identified as M. racemosus.