# Metagenome-assembled genome of Zalaria obscura strain JY119

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome of Zalaria obscura, a microcolonial fungus, and explores its relationship with Acidobacteriota bacteria.

## Contribution

The study provides a new genome sequence and highlights a novel microbial association in Zalaria obscura.

## Key findings

- The genome of Zalaria obscura is 22.1 Mbp in size.
- The microbiome is predicted to be largely associated with Acidobacteriota.
- The genome may help understand the unique relationship between Zalaria obscura and Acidobacteriota members.

## Abstract

Here, we report a 22.1-Mbp genome sequence of microcolonial fungi, Zalaria obscura, isolated from a pine tree bark. The microbiome of the new fungi is predicted to be largely associated with Acidobacteriota. The genome sequence of Zalaria obscura will help us in understanding the unusual relationship with Acidobacteriota member(s).