Monoraphidium neglectum
| Monoraphidium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Selenastraceae |
| Genus: | Monoraphidium |
| Species: | M. neglectum |
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Monoraphidium neglectum Heynig & Krienitz |
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Monoraphidium neglectum is a single-cell green alga of the family Selenastraceae. There is interest in using M. neglectum for the production of biofuels because it can accumulate large quantities of triacylglycerides (TAGs). In 2013, a draft nuclear, mitochondrial, and chloroplast genome was published with an estimated nuclear size of 68 Mb and approximately 16,761 genes. The nuclear genome is diploid. The mitochondrial genome of M. neglectum is 96 kb, which is twice as large as Nannochloropsis gaditana and nearly six times larger than the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, but contains fewer genes. A nuclear transformation technique has been established for M. neglectum using electroporation as the method of DNA delivery.
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