Open AccessDraft Genome Sequences of Bacterial Strains Capable of Degrading Ulvan from the Green Alga Ulva ohnoi
Author(s) -
Ratna Mondal,
Miho Satoh,
Kouhei Ohnishi
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.01483-19
Subject(s) - chlorophyta , genome , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , algae , carbon source , biology , marine bacteriophage , gene , botany , genetics , biochemistry
We present here the draft genome sequences of four marine bacterial strains which can use ulvan as their sole carbon source. We used ulvan extracted from the green alga Ulva ohnoi Each bacterium contains a polysaccharide-utilizing locus, which is necessary for the complete degradation of ulvan.