ERP007967 PRJEB417 ena-PROJECT-SciLifeLab-05-09-2012-16:58:41:134-1 The genome of Malassezia sympodialis In this study, we sequenced the genome of M. sympodialis to a high-coverage with the aims to: i) explore genomic features related to the biology of the yeast, ii) investigate the function and molecular evolution of allergens related to atopic eczema, and iii) elucidate a potential sexual cycle. The M. sympodialis genome was compared to the published genome of M. globosa, a species associated with dandruff, as well as to genomes of other fungi found on human skin or plants such as U. maydis. M.symp genome In this study, we sequenced the genome of M. sympodialis to a high-coverage with the aims to: i) explore genomic features related to the biology of the yeast, ii) investigate the function and molecular evolution of allergens related to atopic eczema, and iii) elucidate a potential sexual cycle. The M. sympodialis genome was compared to the published genome of M. globosa, a species associated with dandruff, as well as to genomes of other fungi found on human skin or plants such as U. maydis.