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Zheng-Yang Li1, Yue-Hong Wu1, Ying-Yi Huo1
1Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, PR China.
Abstract:
Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans CGMCC 1.7731(T) is a Gram-negative bacterium isolated from marine sediments. It is able to utilize benzo[a]pyrene as sole carbon and energy source. Here, we describe the complete genome sequence and annotation of A. epoxidivorans CGMCC 1.7731(T). The genome has a size of 2,786,256 bp (61.50 mol% G+C content), which consists of 2773 coding genes, 43 tRNA genes and 3 rRNA genes. According to the genome information, strain A. epoxidivorans CGMCC 1.7731(T) encodes 22 genes related to degradation of benzo[a]pyrene. These genes may have potential in bioremediation of PAH-polluted environments.
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