Draft genome sequence and annotation of fungal pathogen Cladosporium tenuissimum SHK1100 causing postharvest sooty spot of fig fruit

Cladosporium tenuissimum, a widespread filamentous fungus belonging to the C. cladosporioides species complex, has been identified as a causal agent of sooty spot disease on postharvest fig fruits. Despite its ecological and agricultural importance, genomic resources for this species remain limited. Here, I report a draft genome sequence of C. tenuissimum strain SHK1100, isolated from symptomatic fig fruits in Japan, to facilitate comparative and functional genomic studies. The draft genome was assembled using long-read sequencing data, resulting in a total assembly length of 32.8 Mb, composed of 58 contigs with an N50 of 1.92 Mb and L50 of 8. The genome completeness of the assembly reached 98.0% in Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs analysis with no contamination. In total, 12,016 protein-coding genes were predicted in the assembled genome. Functional annotation assigned putative functions to a large proportion of predicted genes, including annotations for 77.1% of genes into Clusters of Orthologous Groups, 33.7% of genes using Gene Ontology, and 21.6% of genes as putative effectors. This draft genome provides a foundation for understanding the pathogenic mechanisms and secondary metabolite biosynthesis of Cladosporium species associated with plant diseases.