New species of microalgae discovered: Ultrasmall microalgae found in home aquarium could have multiple useful applications
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Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga of the Department of Integrated Biosciences in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences led the research project.
The University of Tokyo Press Release (January 27, 2023)
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00274.html
Article
Publication: Communications Biology (January 23, 2023)
Title:
Genomic analysis of an ultrasmall freshwater green alga, Medakamo hakoo
Authors:
Shoichi Kato, Osami Misumi, Shinichiro Maruyama, Hisayoshi Nozaki, Yayoi Tsujimoto-Inui, Mari Takusagawa, Shigekatsu Suzuki, Keiko Kuwata, Saki Noda, Nanami Ito, Yoji Okabe, Takuya Sakamoto, Fumi Yagisawa, Tomoko M. Matsunaga, Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Masanobu Kawachi, Haruko Kuroiwa, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa* & Sachihiro Matsunaga*
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04367-9
