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Complete genome sequence of Desulfurococcus mucosus type strain (O7/1)

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Stand Genomic Sci 4(2) , 173-82 (Apr 29 2011)

Author(s):

Wirth, R., Chertkov, O., Held, B., Lapidus, A., Nolan, M., Lucas, S., Hammon, N., Deshpande, S., Cheng, J. F., Tapia, R., Han, C., Goodwin, L., Pitluck, S., Liolios, K., Ioanna, P., Ivanova, N., Mavromatis, K., Mikhailova, N., Pati, A., Chen, A., Palaniappan, K., Land, M., Hauser, L., Chang, Y. J., Jeffries, C. D., Bilek, Y., Hader, T., Rohde, M., Spring, S., Sikorski, J., Goker, M., Woyke, T., Bristow, J., Eisen, J. A., Markowitz, V., Hugenholtz, P., Kyrpides, N. C., Klenk, H. P.

DOI:

10.4056/sigs.1644004

Abstract:

Desulfurococcus mucosus Zillig and Stetter 1983 is the type species of the genus Desulfurococcus, which belongs to the crenarchaeal family Desulfurococcaceae. The species is of interest because of its position in the tree of life, its ability for sulfur respiration, and several biotechnologically relevant thermostable and thermoactive extracellular enzymes. This is the third completed genome sequence of a member of the genus Desulfurococcus and already the 8(th) sequence from a member the family Desulfurococcaceae. The 1,314,639 bp long genome with its 1,371 protein-coding and 50 RNA genes is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.

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