Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of the Carotenoid-Producing Strain Gordonia ajoucoccus A2
Author(s) -
Soon Jae Kwon,
Yong Jin Choi,
Ju Min Kim,
Pyung Cheon Lee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.00662-20
Subject(s) - strain (injury) , whole genome sequencing , sequence (biology) , biology , genetics , genome , computational biology , gene , anatomy
Gordonia ajoucoccus strain A2, isolated from crude oil-contaminated soils, synthesizes yellow keto-γ-carotene from various n -alkanes as the sole carbon source. Its complete genome sequence consists of a single circular chromosome (5,090,254 bp, 67.3% G+C content). Seven putative genes were identified supporting the proposed keto-γ-carotene pathway of G. ajoucoccus A2.