An unexpectedly large and loosely packed mitochondrial genome in the charophycean green alga <it>Chlorokybus atmophyticus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Streptophyta comprises all land plants and six groups of charophycean green algae. The scaly biflagellate <it>Mesostigma viride </it>(Mesostigmatales) and the sarcinoid <it>Chlorokybus atmophyticus </it>(C...

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Main Authors: Lemieux Claude, Otis Christian, Turmel Monique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/137