Scientists of the National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) sequenced genome of Phalaenopsis orchid.
“Orchids are one of the most diversified angiosperms, but few genomic resources are available for these non-model plants. In addition to the ecological significance, Phalaenopsis has been considered as an economically important floriculture industry worldwide. We aimed to use massively parallel 454 pyrosequencing for a global characterization of the Phalaenopsis transcriptome.” – Gene discovery using next-generation pyrosequencing to develop ESTs for Phalaenopsis orchids, BMC Genomics, 2011 Jul 12