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

ABSTRACT: Haematococcus lacustris 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 H. lacustris strain UTEX:2505. At 1.35 Mb, this is the largest assembled chloroplast of any plant or alga known to date.

SUBMITTER: Bauman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5864939 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature