Euglena gracilis de novo transcriptome assembly. Euglena gracilis strain:Z

The phytoflagellated protozoan, Euglena gracilis, is a Euglenoid, one of the most primitive eukaryotic groups, and has been proposed as an attractive feedstock for the accumulation of valuable compounds such as β-1,3-glucan, also known as paramylon, and wax esters. The production of wax esters proceeds under anaerobic conditions, designated as wax ester fermentation. In spite of the importance and usefulness of Euglena, genomic and transcriptome data is currently not available. We herein performed an RNA-Seq analysis in order to provide a comprehensive sequence resource and some insights into the regulation of genes including wax eater metabolism by comparative transcriptome analysis of E.gracilis under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.