Comparative genomics analysis of metal sensitive and tolerant isolates of the ericoid mycorrhizal fungus Oidiodendron maius

The heavy-metal tolerant isolate Oidiodendron maius Zn has been characterized in vitro and few molecular mechanisms underlying its phenotype have been identified. Here, we investigate the genomic divergences between the available sequenced genome of O. maius Zn and the genomes of metal tolerant and metal sensitive isolates of O. maius, with the aim of identifying gene models or genomic regions possibly involved in the display of the metal tolerant phenotype.