Complete Genome Sequences of Evolved Arsenate-Resistant Metallosphaera sedula Strains

Authors

• Chenbing Ai, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Samuel McCarthy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Wendy Schackwitz, U.S. Department of Energy-Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
• Joel Martin, U.S. Department of Energy-Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
• Anna Lipzen, U.S. Department of Energy-Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
• Paul H. Blum, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Ai C, McCarthy S, Schackwitz W, Martin J, Lipzen A, Blum P. 2015. Complete genome sequences of evolved arsenate-resistant Metallosphaera sedula strains. Genome Announc 3(5):e01142-15.

Comments

U.S. Government Work

Abstract

Metallosphaera sedula is a thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote with a 2.19-Mb genome. Here, we report the genome sequences of several evolved derivatives of M. sedula generated through adaptive laboratory evolution for enhanced arsenate resistance.