Genome Sequence of the Oleaginous Yeast Rhodotorula paludigena Strain CM33, a Potential Strain for Biofuel Production

Chotika Gosalawit; Sumeth Imsoonthornruksa; Natteewan Udomsil; Mariena Ketudat-Cairns

doi:10.1128/MRA.00286-20

Genome Sequence of the Oleaginous Yeast Rhodotorula paludigena Strain CM33, a Potential Strain for Biofuel Production

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 May 7;9(19):e00286-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00286-20.

Authors

Chotika Gosalawit¹, Sumeth Imsoonthornruksa¹, Natteewan Udomsil², Mariena Ketudat-Cairns³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Molecular Structure Function and Application, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
² Division of Food Technology, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
³ Center for Molecular Structure Function and Application, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand ketudat@sut.ac.th.

Abstract

The genome sequence of Rhodotorula paludigena strain CM33, an oleaginous yeast isolated from castor bean (Ricinus sp.) in Thailand, is reported here. Genome sequencing and assembly yielded 20,657,327 bases with a 64.3% G+C content.