Data for: Endophyte genomes support greater metabolic gene cluster diversity compared with non-endophytes in Trichoderma

Trichoderma is a cosmopolitan genus with diverse lifestyles and nutritional modes, including mycotrophy, saprophytism, and endophytism. Previous research has reported greater metabolic gene repertoires in endophytic fungal species compared to closely-related non-endophytes. However, the extent of this ecological trend and its underlying mechanisms are unclear. Some endophytic fungi may also be mycotrophs and have one or more mycoparasitism mechanisms. Mycotrophic endophytes are prominent in certain genera like Trichoderma, therefore, the mechanisms that enable these fungi to colonize both living plants and fungi may be the result of expanded metabolic gene repertoires. Our objective was to determine what, if any, genomic features are overrepresented in endophytic fungi genomes in order to undercover the genomic underpinning of the fungal endophytic lifestyle. Here we compared metabolic gene cluster and mycoparasitism gene diversity across a dataset of thirty-eight Trichoderma genom..., , , , ## Endophyte genomes support greater metabolic gene cluster diversity compared with non-endophytes in Trichoderma

Contributors: Kelsey Scott1, Zachary Konkel1,2, Emile Gluck-Thaler3, Guillermo E. Valero David1, Coralie Farinas Simmt1, Django Grootmyers4, Priscila Chaverri5,6, Jason Slot1,7

Affiliations
1Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
3Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, University of Neuchtel, Neuchtel, Switzerland
4Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
5Department of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD
6School of Biology and Natural Products Research Center (CIPRONA), University of Costa Rica, San Jos, Costa Rica
7Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

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