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De novo transcriptome analysis of an aerial microalga Trentepohlia jolithus: pathway description and gene discovery for carbon fixation and carotenoid biosynthesis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Li Qianqian, Liu Jianguo, Zhang Litao, Liu Qian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Algae in the order Trentepohliales have a broad geographic distribution and are generally characterized by the presence of abundant β-carotene. The many monographs published to date have mainly focused on their morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, distribution and reproduction; molecular studies of this order are still rare. High-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology provides a powerful and...
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