The sequence of the S. pombe genome was published in 2002, by a consortium led by the Sanger Institute, becoming the sixth model eukaryotic organism whose genome has been fully sequenced.
A secuencia do xenoma de S. pombe foi publicada en 2002 por un consorcio liderado polo Sanger Institute, converténdose no sexto modelo de organismo eucariótico cuxo xenoma foi secuenciado completamente.