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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04367-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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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.