Nanopore-only reads to improve genome scaffolds at the chromosome level for low complexity organisms
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- Malassezia is a skin commensal yeast in humans and warm-blooded animals
- M. pachydermatis is the most concerning veterinary species (opportunistic pathogen)
- Although rare, M. pachydermatis relates to human bloodstream infections
- M. pachydermatis has a compact genome of less then 9Mb, with six chromosomes