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Complete Genome Sequence of Lysinibacillus sphaericus B1-CDA, a Bacterium That Accumulates Arsenic
Aminur Rahman1, Noor Nahar2, Jana Jass3
1Systems Biology Research Center, School of Bioscience, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden The Life Science Center, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
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|January 23, 2016
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Here, we report the genomic sequence and genetic composition of an arsenic-resistant bacterium, Lysinibacillus sphaericus B1-CDA. Assembly of the sequencing reads revealed that the genome size is ~4.5 Mb, encompassing ~80% of the chromosomal DNA.
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