Next-Generation Sequencing of Haematococcus lacustris Reveals an Extremely Large 1.35-Megabase Chloroplast Genome

is an industrially relevant microalga that is used for the production of the carotenoid astaxanthin. Here, we report the use of PacBio long-read sequencing to assemble the chloroplast genome of strain UTEX:2505. At 1.35 Mb, this is the largest assembled chloroplast of any plant or alga known to date...

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Published in:Genome announcements (Washington, DC) DC), 2018-03, Vol.6 (12)
Main Authors: Bauman, Nicholas, Akella, Srividya, Hann, Elizabeth, Morey, Robert, Schwartz, Ariel S, Brown, Rob, Richardson, Toby H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chloroplasts
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Eukaryotes
Genomes
Genomics
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Summary:is an industrially relevant microalga that is used for the production of the carotenoid astaxanthin. Here, we report the use of PacBio long-read sequencing to assemble the chloroplast genome of strain UTEX:2505. At 1.35 Mb, this is the largest assembled chloroplast of any plant or alga known to date.
ISSN:2169-8287
2169-8287
2576-098X
DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00181-18