Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chassis

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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chassis

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a green microalga. The unicellular and genetically modifiable organism posses several characteristics making it an interesting model organism for synthetic biology.

  • phototrophic
  • easy to cultivate
  • circadian rhythmicity
  • C. reinhardtii is able to use CO2 as its only source of carbontogether with light, fixing the CO2 during photosynthesis.