Genome sequence of the oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula toruloides strain CGMCC 2.1609

Publication date: Available online 15 May 2017 Source:Genomics Data Author(s): Christine Sambles, Sabine Middelhaufe, Darren Soanes, Dagmara Kolak, Thomas Lux, Karen Moore, Petra Matoušková, David Parker, Rob Lee, John Love, Stephen J. Aves Most eukaryotic oleaginous species are yeasts and among them the basidiomycete red yeast, Rhodotorula (Rhodosporidium) toruloides (Pucciniomycotina) is known to produce high quantities of lipids when grown in nitrogen-limiting media, and has potential for biodiesel production. The genome of the CGMCC 2.1609 strain of this oleaginous red yeast was sequenced using a hybrid of Roche 454 and Illumina technology generating 13× coverage. The de novo assembly was carried out using MIRA and scaffolded using MAQ and BAMBUS. The sequencing and assembly resulted in 365 scaffolds with total genome size of 33.4Mb. The complete genome sequence of this strain was deposited in GenBank and the accession number is LKER00000000. The annotation is available on Figshare (doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.4754251).

Source: Genomics Data - May 16, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research