Genome sequence of the basidiomycetous fungus Pseudozyma aphidis DSM70725, an efficient producer of biosurfactant mannosylerythritol lipids

Pseudozyma aphidis is an efficient producer of mannosylerythritol lipids exceeding concentrations of >100 g/liter from renewable feed stocks. Additionally, a biosurfactant cellobiose lipid is also secreted during nitrogen limitation. Here, we describe the sequencing of P. aphidis to unravel the genomic basis of biosurfactant metabolism in P. aphidis.