Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} T h e first 'in-house' fungal genome has been sequenced in the halls of FABI using Oxford NanoPore sequencing technology. This is a step towards fungal biologists being able to sequence the genomes of the fungi they work on for approximately US$1000 while in the comfort of their own laboratory. Drs Tuan Doung , Alistair McTaggart and Prof. Brenda Wingfield have tested a MinION to sequence the genome of an important pathogen of sweet potato - with some promising results. The genomes of several plant-pathogenic fungi in South Africa will now be sequenced in collaboration with other FABIans and members of the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) . Photo Caption: Dr Tuan Doung loads the first sample of genomic DNA run on the MinION at FABI.