Draft genome sequence of the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (MC3) isolated in Amazonas, Peru

Abstract Objectives: This study presents the genome sequencing of the MC3 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), isolated from damaged banana (Musasp.) tissue from the city of Bagua, Amazonas, Peru. The aim was to characterize the genome to understand the resistance and virulence potential of the isolate. Data description: The genomic DNA of the MC3 strain of Foc TR4 was sequenced using the Illumina platform, generating high-quality reads with an average genome coverage of 150×. Quality control was performed with FastQC, and the reads were preprocessed with Trimmomatic. De novo assembly was carried out with MaSuRCA, resulting in a draft genome of 45,518,950 bp assembled into 439 contigs with a GC content of 47.71%. Genome quality analysis revealed 99.2% completeness and 0.8% contamination.