Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of the Haloaromatic Acid-Degrading Bacterium Achromobacter xylosoxidans A8
Author(s) -
Hynek Strnad,
Jakub Rídl,
Jan Pačes,
Michal Kolář,
Čestmı́r Vlček,
Václav Pačes
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.01299-10
Subject(s) - achromobacter xylosoxidans , biology , whole genome sequencing , genome , plasmid , gene , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain A8 was isolated from soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls. It can use 2-chlorobenzoate and 2,5-dichlorobenzoate as sole sources of carbon and energy. This property makes it a good starting microorganism for further development toward a bioremediation tool. The genome ofA. xylosoxidans consists of a 7-Mb chromosome and two large plasmids (98 kb and 248 kb). Besides genes for the utilization of xenobiotic organic substrates, it contains genes associated with pathogenesis, toxin production, and resistance. Here, we report the complete genome sequence.