Draft Genome Sequence of Cryptococcus terricola JCM 24523, an Oleaginous Yeast Capable of Expressing Exogenous DNA

Dan Close; John Ojumu; Gui Zhang

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01238-16

Draft Genome Sequence of Cryptococcus terricola JCM 24523, an Oleaginous Yeast Capable of Expressing Exogenous DNA

Genome Announc. 2016 Nov 3;4(6):e01238-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01238-16.

Authors

Dan Close¹, John Ojumu², Gui Zhang³

Affiliations

¹ Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA closedm@ornl.gov.
² Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
³ Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

Cryptococcus terricola JCM 24523 has recently been identified as an oleaginous yeast capable of converting starch into fatty acids. This draft genome sequence provides a platform for elucidating its fatty acid production potential and supporting comparisons with other oleaginous species.