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Genome sequence of the ethanol-producing Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis lectotype strain ATCC 10988

Published in:

J Bacteriol 193(18) , 5051-2 (Sep 2011)

Author(s):

Pappas, K. M., Kouvelis, V. N., Saunders, E., Brettin, T. S., Bruce, D., Detter, C., Balakireva, M., Han, C. S., Savvakis, G., Kyrpides, N. C., Typas, M. A.

DOI:

10.1128/JB.05395-11

Abstract:

Zymomonas mobilis ATCC 10988 is the type strain of the Z. mobilis subsp. mobilis taxon, members of which are some of the most rigorous ethanol-producing bacteria. Isolated from Agave cactus fermentations in Mexico, ATCC 10988 is one of the first Z. mobilis strains to be described and studied. Its robustness in sucrose-substrate fermentations, physiological characteristics, large number of plasmids, and overall genomic plasticity render this strain important to the study of the species. Here we report the finishing and annotation of the ATCC 10988 chromosomal and plasmid genome.

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