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Anja Poehlein1, Katrina Funkner2, Miriam A Schüler2
1Genomic and Applied Microbiology & Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Abstract:
Clostridium hungatei is an obligate anaerobic and spore-forming bacterium, which was isolated from soil. It ferments carbohydrates, such as cellulose or d-glucose. C. hungatei is able to fix nitrogen. The draft genome consists of 1 chromosome (4.902 Mb) with 4,246 predicted protein-coding genes.
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