Metagenomic analysis of the complex microbial consortium associated with cultures of the oil-rich alga Botryococcus braunii

To understand the composition of the B. braunii microbial consortium, we used high throughput Illumina sequencing of metagenomic DNA to profile the microbiota within a well established, stable B. braunii culture and characterised the demographic changes in the microcosm following modification to the culture conditions.