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.