Complete mitochondrial genomes of the Prototheca genus: comparative genomics and evolutionary insights.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prototheca (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) is a genus of non-photosynthetic microalgae that causes increasingly frequent infections in both humans and animals, collectively referred to as protothecosis The genetic landscape of the Prototheca algae has remained largely uncharted until recent advances in sequencing and genomics. In this study, a combination of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore technologies was employed for sequencing of 18 mitochondrial genomes, representing all currently recognized Prototheca species.

Results

The genomes differed in terms of size and GC content, ranging from 38 kbp to 68 kbp and from 25 to 30%, respectively. The gene content and gene order within the mitochondrial DNA exhibited specific characteristics. The gene content was conserved bu

SUBMITTER: Wibberg D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369231 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature