# Genome sequence of a traditional medicinal edible fungus Calvatia gigantea CGMCC5.9

## TL;DR

This paper presents the high-quality genome sequence of the medicinal edible fungus Calvatia gigantea CGMCC5.9.

## Contribution

The study provides a new, high-quality draft genome assembly for Calvatia gigantea.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly consists of 39 scaffolds totaling 36.6 Mb.
- The GC content of the genome is 48.37% with an N50 of 1,467,728 bp.

## Abstract

The Calvatia gigantea is commonly used traditional medicinal edible fungus, which has multiple pharmacological effects. This paper reports the high-quality draft genome assembly of Calvatia gigantea CGMCC5.9, which consists of 39 scaffolds with 36.6 Mb (GC content, 48.37%), an N50 of 1,467,728 bp.