Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of Vitreoscilla sp. Strain C1, Source of the First Bacterial Hemoglobin
Author(s) -
Iva Veseli,
Anne Caroline Mascarenhas dos Santos,
Óscar Juárez,
Benjamin C. Stark,
JeanFrançois Pombert
Publication year - 2018
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.00922-18
Subject(s) - strain (injury) , whole genome sequencing , hemoglobin , sequence (biology) , genome , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , computational biology , biochemistry , anatomy
Vitreoscilla sp. strain C1 is of historical importance as the source of the first prokaryotic hemoglobin identified. Vitreoscilla spp. rely on their hemoglobin and cytochrome oxidase to grow in microaerobic environments despite their aerobic nature. To help characterize this historically relevant strain, we sequenced the complete Vitreoscilla sp. strain C1 genome.