August 2016
Authors:
Koki Nishitsuji, Asuka Arimoto, Kenji Iwai, Yusuke Sudo, Kanako Hisata, Manabu Fujie, Nana Arakaki, Tetsuo Kushiro, Teruko Konishi, Chuya Shinzato, Noriyuki Satoh and Eiichi Shoguchi
Info:
Scientists from Japan sequenced the genome of Cladosiphon okamuranus, an edible seaweed popular in markets in Okinawa. Their analysis found more than 13,000 protein-coding genes in the 140 Mb genome. Libraries were purified with BluePippin before sequencing on Illumina MiSeq and HiSeq instruments
Citation:
Nature Methods (2016)
doi: 10.1093/dnares/dsw039