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Genomic Exploration of the Hemiascomycetous Yeasts: 16. Candida tropicalis
Author(s) -
Blandin Gaëlle,
Ozier-Kalogeropoulos Odile,
Wincker Patrick,
Artiguenave François,
Dujon Bernard
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)02287-0
Subject(s) - candida tropicalis , yeast , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , genetics
The genome of the diploid hemiascomycetous yeast Candida tropicalis , an opportunistic human pathogen and an important organism for industrial applications, was explored by the analysis of 2541 Random Sequenced Tags (RSTs) covering about 20% of its genome. Comparison of these sequences with Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other species permitted the identification and the analysis of a total of more than 1000 novel genetic elements of C. tropicalis . Moreover, the present study confirms that in C. tropicalis , the rare CUG codon is read as a serine and not a leucine. The sequences have been deposited at EMBL with the accession numbers AL438875–AL441602.