Insights from the genome of a high alkaline cellulase producing Aspergillus fumigatus strain obtained from Peruvian Amazon rainforest

• First whole genome sequence based report of a high cellulase producing non-clinical Aspergillus fumigatus strain LMB-35Aa isolated from forest soil.
• This strain showed consistently higher activity in a wide range of pH which could be highly beneficial in future for industrial purpose.
• Illumina paired end technology was used to sequence the whole genome.
• The genome is ∼27.5 mb long and comprises of 228 scaffolds with 50% average GC content.
• A sum of 8660 protein-coding genes was predicted in A. fumigatus LMB-35Aa strain among which 6156 genes were found with known function.

Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a high alkaline cellulase producing Aspergillus fumigatus strain LMB-35Aa isolated from soil of Peruvian Amazon rainforest. The genome is ∼27.5 mb in size, comprises of 228 scaffolds with an average GC content of 50%, and is predicted to contain a total of 8660 protein-coding genes. Of which, 6156 are with known function; it codes for 607 putative CAZymes families potentially involved in carbohydrate metabolism. Several important cellulose degrading genes, such as endoglucanase A, endoglucanase B, endoglucanase D and beta-glucosidase, are also identified. The genome of A. fumigatus strain LMB-35Aa represents the first whole sequenced genome of non-clinical, high cellulase producing A. fumigatus strain isolated from forest soil.