Open AccessGenome Sequence of an Alkane-Degrading Bacterium, Alcanivorax pacificus Type Strain W11-5, Isolated from Deep Sea Sediment
Author(s) -
Qiliang Lai,
Zongze Shao
Publication year - 2012
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.01845-12
Subject(s) - biology , strain (injury) , bacteria , sediment , gene , genome , alkane , pyrene , whole genome sequencing , ecology , genetics , paleontology , biochemistry , anatomy , astrobiology , catalysis
Alcanivorax pacificus W11-5T was isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium, enriched from the deep sea sediment of the Pacific Ocean. Strain W11-5T can degrade variousn -alkanes. Here we report the draft genome of W11-5T and genes associated with alkane degradation.
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