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Research Project: Management and Biology of Insect and Nematode Pests and their Vectored Plant Pathogens

Location: Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research

Title: Draft genome announcement of three species of Ambrosiella, obligate symbionts of Ambrosia beetles

Author
item SCOTT, KELSEY - Oak Ridge Institute For Science And Education (ORISE)
item MOORE, MEGAN - Former ARS Employee (USA)
item CARPENTER, SARA - Cornell University
item LOVETT, BRIAN - Former ARS Employee (USA)
item Bushley, Kathryn

Submitted to: Microbiology Resource Announcements
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/2/2026
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: Ambrosia beetles are major pests of both ornamental and fruit trees and rely on symbiotic Ambrosiella fungi for survival. We sequenced three Ambrosiella genomes, including the first for Ambrosiella grosmanniae. This data provides genomic resources to study beetle-fungus interactions and support development of ambrosia beetle biocontrol strategies.

Technical Abstract: We report three draft genome sequences of insect mutualistic Ambrosiella spp. isolated from ambrosia beetles. Genomes were sequenced using Illumina PE150, yielding an average genome size of 27.2Mbp and BUSCO completeness of 98.80%. These genomes include the first draft genome of A. grosmanniae, symbiont of Xylosandrus germanus (black stem borer).