Draft nuclear genome sequence of the liquid hydrocarbon–accumulating green microalga Botryococcus braunii race B (Showa).

Authors: Browne, Daniel R and Jenkins, Jerry and Schmutz, Jeremy and Shu, Shengqiang and Barry, Kerrie and Grimwood, Jane and Chiniquy, Jennifer and Sharma, Aditi and Niehaus, Thomas D and Weiss, Taylor L and Koppisch, Andrew T and Fox, David T and Dhungana, Suraj and Okada, Shigeru and Chappell, Joe and Devarenne, Timothy P

Botryococcus braunii has long been known as a prodigious producer of liquid hydrocarbon oils that can be converted into combustion engine fuels. This draft genome for the B race of B. braunii will allow researchers to unravel important hydrocarbon biosynthetic pathways and identify possible regulatory networks controlling this unusual metabolism. Copyright © 2017 Browne et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00215-17
Year: 2017

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