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An improved genome of the model marine alga Ostreococcus tauri unfolds by assessing Illumina de novo assemblies.
BMC genomics - 13 Dec 2014
Blanc-Mathieu Romain, Verhelst Bram, Derelle Evelyne, Rombauts Stephane, Bouget François-Yves, Carré Isabelle, Château Annie, Eyre-Walker Adam, Grimsley Nigel, Moreau Hervé, Piégu Benoit, Rivals Eric, Schackwitz Wendy, Van de Peer Yves, Piganeau Gwenaël
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cost effective next generation sequencing technologies now enable the production of genomic datasets for many novel planktonic eukaryotes, representing an understudied reservoir of genetic diversity. O. tauri is the smallest free-living photosynthetic eukaryote known to date, a coccoid green alga that was first isolated in 1995 in a lagoon by the Mediterranean sea. Its simple features, ease of culture...
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