Rhodotorula mucilaginosa DH4148 genome published

Jason E. Stajich September 25, 2026 October 26, 2026

Juhita Dhar, Prince Amoah, and Jason Stajich are co-authors, with Nicole Loeven and Deborah Hogan, on a new paper in Microbiology Resource Announcements: Draft genome sequence of basidiomycete yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa DH4148 from a patient with fungemia.

Streak plate of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa DH4148 — Streak plate of *Rhodotorula mucilaginosa* DH4148 (Figure 1 from the paper).

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa is a basidiomycete yeast with ecological importance and growing clinical relevance. The paper reports a high-quality de novo genome assembly of strain DH4148, which was isolated from a patient with fungemia.