Open AccessDraft Genome Sequence of Micrococcus sp. Strain MS-AsIII-49, an Arsenate-Reducing Isolate from Tropical Metal-Rich Sediment
Author(s) -
Patrícia S. Costa,
Diogo A. Tschoeke,
Bruno S. O. Silva,
Fabiano L. Thompson,
Mariana P. Reis,
Edmar ChartoneSouza,
Andréa M. A. Nascimento
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00122-15
Subject(s) - arsenate , whole genome sequencing , biology , strain (injury) , sediment , contig , arsenite , arsenic , genome , gene , genetics , metallurgy , materials science , paleontology , anatomy
Micrococcus sp. strain MS-AsIII-49, which was isolated from a tropical metal-polluted stream sediment in Brazil, has the ability to reduce AsV to AsIII. Analysis of its draft genome revealed 186 contigs with a total size of 2,440,924 bp encoding several metal resistance genes.
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