This Microbiology Monographs volume covers the current and most recent advances in genomics and genetics, biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology of C. reinhardtii. Expert international scientists contribute with reviews on the genome, post-genomic techniques, the genetic toolbox development as well as new insights in regulation of photosynthesis and acclimation strategies towards environmental stresses and other structural and genetic aspects, including applicable aspects in biotechnology and biomedicine.

Powerful new strategies in functional genomic and genetics combined with biochemical and physiological analyses revealed new insights into Chlamydomonas biology.

Michael Hippler, PhD is Full Professor of Plant Biochemistry at the Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology based at the University of Münster. He is the author of more than 80 international articles published on leading peer-reviewed journals like Nature, Science, Nature communications, PNAS, Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, New Phytologist, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Proteomics.