Lolytic enzymes than free-living cultures. We expect that the high-quality DS5565 msds genome report of A. niger ATCC 10864 strain will contribute to new insights about the role of fungal biofilms for higher biotechnologically important enzymes production, which could be highly beneficial in future for industrial purposes. Additional fileAdditional file 1: Gene ontology pie chart of A. niger ATCC 10864. Distribution of Blast2GO annotations of putative genes from A. niger ATCC 10864. The charts show annotations for Biological Process, Molecular Function and Cellular Components. (PDF 346 kb)Abbreviations CAZymes: Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes; COG: Cluster of Orthologous Groups; GRAS: Generally Recognized As Safe;; KAAS: KEGG AutomaticReferences 1. de Vries RP, Visser J. Aspergillus enzymes involved in degradation of plant Cell Wall polysaccharides. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2001;65:497?22. doi:10.1128/MMBR.65.4.497-522.2001. 2. Ward OP, Qin WM, Dhanjoon J, Ye J, Singh A. Physiology and biotechnology of Aspergillus. Adv Appl Microbiol. 2006;58:1?5. doi:10.1016/S0065-2164(05)58001-8. 3. Villena G, Moreno P, Guti rez-Correa M. Cellulase production by fungal biofilms on polyester cloth. Agro-food-Industry Hi-Tech. 2001;12:32?. 4. Villena GK, Guti rez-Correa M. Production of cellulase by Aspergillus niger biofilms developed on polyester cloth. PubMed ID:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28298493 Lett Appl Microbiol. 2006;43:262?. doi:10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01960.x. 5. Gamarra NN, Villena GK, Guti rez-Correa M. Cellulase production by Aspergillus niger in biofilm, solid-state, and submerged fermentations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010;87:545?1. doi:10.1007/s00253-010-2540-4. 6. Villena GK, Fujikawa T, Tsuyumu S, Guti rez-Correa M. Structural analysis of biofilms and pellets of Aspergillus niger by confocal laser scanning microscopy and cryo scanning electron microscopy. Bioresour Technol. 2010;101:1920?. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2009.10.036. 7. Villena GK, Guti rez-Correa M. Morphological patterns of Aspergillus niger biofilms and pellets related to lignocellulolytic enzyme productivities. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2007;45:231?. doi:10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02183.x. 8. Villena GK, Fujikawa T, Tsuyumu S, Guti rez-Correa M. Differential gene expression of some lignocellulolytic enzymes in Aspergillus niger biofilms. Rev Peru Biol. 2009;15(2):097?02. 9. Faulds CB, Williamson G. Purification and characterization of a ferulic acid esterase (FAE-III) from Aspergillus niger: specificity for the phenolic moiety and binding to microcrystalline cellulose. Microbiology. 1994;140:779?7. 10. Schuster E, Dunn-Coleman N, Frisvad JC, Van Dijck PWM. On the safety of Aspergillus niger – a review. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2002;49:426?5. doi:10.1007/s00253-002-1032-6. 11. Alborch L, Bragulat MR, Abarca ML, Caba s FJ. Effect of water activity, temperature and incubation time on growth and ochratoxin a production by Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus carbonarius on maize kernels. Int J Food Microbiol. 2011;147:53?. doi:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.03.005.Paul et al. Standards in Genomic Sciences (2017) 12:Page 8 of12. Abarca LM, Accensi F, Cano J, Caba z FJ. Taxonomy and significance of black Aspergilli. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2004;86:33?9. doi:10.1023/B: ANTO.0000024907.85688.05. 13. Pel HJ, de Winde JH, Archer DB, Dyer PS, Hofmann G, Schaap PJ, et al. Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88. Nat Biotechnol. 2007;25:221?1. doi:10.1038/nbt1282. 14. Andersen MR, Salazar MP, Schaap PJ, V.