Communications Biology (Jan 2023)
Genomic analysis of an ultrasmall freshwater green alga, Medakamo hakoo
- Shoichi Kato,
- Osami Misumi,
- Shinichiro Maruyama,
- Hisayoshi Nozaki,
- Yayoi Tsujimoto-Inui,
- Mari Takusagawa,
- Shigekatsu Suzuki,
- Keiko Kuwata,
- Saki Noda,
- Nanami Ito,
- Yoji Okabe,
- Takuya Sakamoto,
- Fumi Yagisawa,
- Tomoko M. Matsunaga,
- Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi,
- Haruyo Yamaguchi,
- Masanobu Kawachi,
- Haruko Kuroiwa,
- Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa,
- Sachihiro Matsunaga
Affiliations
- Shoichi Kato
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
- Osami Misumi
- Department of Biological Science and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University
- Shinichiro Maruyama
- Department of Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
- Hisayoshi Nozaki
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Yayoi Tsujimoto-Inui
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Mari Takusagawa
- Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
- Shigekatsu Suzuki
- Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Keiko Kuwata
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
- Saki Noda
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Nanami Ito
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Yoji Okabe
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Takuya Sakamoto
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
- Fumi Yagisawa
- Center for Research Advancement and Collaboration, University of the Ryukyus
- Tomoko M. Matsunaga
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Haruyo Yamaguchi
- Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Masanobu Kawachi
- Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Haruko Kuroiwa
- Department of Chemical and Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Japan Women’s University
- Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa
- Department of Chemical and Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Japan Women’s University
- Sachihiro Matsunaga
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04367-9
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
Multi-omic and evolutionary analyses of the ultrasmall green algae, Medakomo hakoo, suggest that it might belong to a new genus within the class Trebouxiophyceae and provide further insight into the essential genes for microalgae.