The organism which can accumulate up to 70 % triglycerides (related to dry weight), has a 20,2 MB genome, and 8.171 protein-coding genes were predicted. Transcriptome and proteome analysis gave clues on the influence of nutrient regimes on productivity.
Nat. Commun. 2012, 3:1112. doi:10.1038/ncomms2112
Team at CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics sequences Rhodosporidium toruloides, a lipid-accumulating yeast