Improved-high-quality draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. JG-3, a eurypsychrophilic Actinobacteria from Antarctic Dry Valley permafrost

Jacqueline Goordial, Isabelle Raymond-Bouchard, Jennifer Ronholm, Nicole Shapiro, Tanja Woyke, Lyle Whyte, Corien Bakermans

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Abstract

The actinobacterium Rhodococcus sp. JG-3 is an aerobic, eurypsychrophilic, soil bacterium isolated from permafrost in the hyper arid Upper Dry Valleys of Antarctica. It is yellow pigmented, gram positive, moderately halotolerant and capable of growth from 30°C down to at least -5°C. The 5.28Mb high-quality-draft genome is arranged into 6 scaffolds, containing 9 contigs and 4998 protein coding genes, with 64% GC content. Increasing the availability of genome sequences from cold-adapted species is crucial to gaining a better understanding of the molecular traits of cold adaptation in microbes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number61
JournalStandards in Genomic Sciences
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 3 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Genetics

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