The Draft Genome of the Centric Diatom Conticribra weissflogii (Coscinodiscophyceae, Ochrophyta)

Protist. 2021 Oct-Dec;172(5-6):125845. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2021.125845. Epub 2021 Nov 16.

Abstract

Here, we present a 231 Mb draft genome of the centric diatom Conticribra weissflogii CCMP1336. Comparative genomics of C. weissflogii and other Ochrophyta support the existence of unique carbon-concentrating mechanisms and chitin metabolic processes in diatoms. The whole-genome project is available at CNSA (https://db.cngb.org/search/project/CNP0001903/).

Keywords: Diatom; carbon-concentrating mechanism; chitin synthases; genomics; photosynthesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Diatoms* / genetics
  • Genome

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon