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The complete mitochondrial genome of the green alga Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077 (Watanabea clade, Trebouxiophyceae).

ABSTRACT: The complete mitochondrial genome of Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077 was determined in this study. The circular genome was 90,774 bp in length with the GC content of 38.8%. It contained 30 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and 2 ribosome RNA (rRNA) genes. A phylogenetic analysis based on the 8 mitochondrial genomes of Trebouxiophyceae indicated that Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077 grouped with Chlorellales.

SUBMITTER: Zhang H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7748729 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The complete mitochondrial genome of the green alga Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077 (Watanabea clade, Trebouxiophyceae).

Zhang Huanjun H Zhou Quanli Q Liu Yuanjin Y Chen Wei W Sun Wei W Wang Haiyan H Wang Zhongquan Z

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources 20200116 1

The complete mitochondrial genome of Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077 was determined in this study. The circular genome was 90,774 bp in length with the GC content of 38.8%. It contained 30 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and 2 ribosome RNA (rRNA) genes. A phylogenetic analysis based on the 8 mitochondrial genomes of Trebouxiophyceae indicated that Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077 grouped with Chlorellales. ...[more]

PMID: 33366697

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The complete mitochondrial genome of the green alga Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077 (Watanabea clade, Trebouxiophyceae).

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The complete mitochondrial genome of the green alga <i>Chloroidium sp. UTEX 3077</i> (Watanabea clade, Trebouxiophyceae).

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