Transtasman scientists sequence entire genome of myrtle rust 4 May, 2021 04:00 AM 4 minutes to read Myrtle rust spores on leaf of paperbark tree from Manly Vale, Sydney, NSW. Photo / Peri Tobias Myrtle rust spores on leaf of paperbark tree from Manly Vale, Sydney, NSW. Photo / Peri Tobias The Country Scientists in Australia and New Zealand have built the entire genetic map of the fungus responsible for myrtle rust. The result is the world's largest assembled fungal genome, taking up a billion letters of DNA genetic code. If you printed the genome it would take up more than 400,000 A4 pages. This discovery marked an important step towards unlocking genetic features of