Draft Genome Sequence of the Dimorphic Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Strain W29

Kyle R Pomraning; Scott E Baker

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01211-15

Draft Genome Sequence of the Dimorphic Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Strain W29

Genome Announc. 2015 Nov 25;3(6):e01211-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01211-15.

Authors

Kyle R Pomraning¹, Scott E Baker²

Affiliations

¹ Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA.
² Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA scott.baker@pnnl.gov.

Abstract

Here, we present the draft genome sequence of the dimorphic ascomycete yeast Yarrowia lipolytica strain W29 (ATCC 20460). Y. lipolytica is a commonly employed model for the industrial production of lipases, small molecules, and more recently for its ability to accumulate lipids.