Microalgae, due to their complex metabolic capacity, are being continuously explored for
nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and other industrially important bioactives. However …

A transcriptome constructed from short-read RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is an easily
attainable proxy catalog of protein-coding genes when genome assembly is unnecessary …

Abstract PLAZA (https://bioinformatics. psb. ugent. be/plaza) is a plant-oriented online
resource for comparative, evolutionary and functional genomics. The PLAZA platform …

Comparative sequence analysis has significantly altered our view on the complexity of
genome organization and gene functions in different kingdoms. PLAZA 3.0 is designed to …

We report here the 98.5 Mbp haploid genome (12,924 protein coding genes) of Ulva
mutabilis, a ubiquitous and iconic representative of the Ulvophyceae or green seaweeds …

The Neoproterozoic Era records the transition from a largely bacterial to a predominantly
eukaryotic phototrophic world, creating the foundation for the complex benthic ecosystems …

Benthic diatoms are the main primary producers in shallow freshwater and coastal
environments, fulfilling important ecological functions such as nutrient cycling and sediment …

Over the last decade, genome sequences and other-omics datasets have been produced for
a wide range of microalgae, and several others are on the way. Marine microalgae possess …

Tiny photosynthetic microorganisms that form the picoplankton (between 0.3 and 3 μm in
diameter) are at the base of the food web in many marine ecosystems, and their adaptability …

Diatoms are amongst the most important marine microalgae in terms of biomass, but little is
known concerning the molecular mechanisms that regulate their versatile metabolism. Here …