Fisher, StaceyDe Villers, DewaldDu Plessis, MorneHattingh, KaceySaulse, CrisheBasson, GerhardBarker, AdeleDaniel, Augustine InnalegwuAl-Hashimi, AliHitzeroth, ArinaMakhalanyane, Thulani PeterMavumengwana, VuyoGokul, ArunKeyster, MarshallKleina, Ashwil2023-09-152023-09-152022-10-26Fisher, S., De Villers, D., Du Plessis, M. et al. 2022, 'Draft whole-genome sequence of penicillium simplicissimum A4, a putative endophyte from echium plantagineum', Microbiology Resource Announcements, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 1-2. DOI : 10.1128/mra.00854-22.2576-098X10.1128/mra.00854-22http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92299DATA AVAILABILTY : The assembled genome sequence of Penicillium simplicissimum isolate A4 is available at GenBank under the accession number JAMZTW000000000 with BioProject number PRJNA855613, BioSample number SAMN29498895, and SRA accession number SRR20281321.We report the draft whole-genome sequence of the putative endophytic fungus Penicillium simplicissimum A4, isolated from the roots of Echium plantagineum plants. The genome was sequenced using PacBio technology with an estimated genome size of 39 Mb.en© 2022 Fisher et al. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.Penicillium simplicissimum A4Putative endophyteRootsEchium plantagineumArticle