Kluyveromyces marxianus strain:NRRL Y-6860 Genome sequencing and assembly

This project has the immediate tangible goals of minimizing and reorganizing into functional domains a single chromosome of the fast growing yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus. This part of the project could eventually lead to establishing a redesigned K. marxianus as a superior alternative to Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a biotechnology platform. An additional, subtler goal of this endeavor is to develop an algorithm and technologies for genome scale redesign of eukaryotic microbes.