Title |
Genomic sequence analysis of a plant-associated Photobacterium halotolerans MELD1: from marine to terrestrial environment?
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Published in |
Environmental Microbiome, September 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s40793-016-0177-3 |
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Authors |
Dony Chacko Mathew, Shou-Chen Lo, Gincy Marina Mathew, Kung-Hao Chang, Chieh-Chen Huang |
Abstract |
Mercury impacts the function and development of the central nervous system in both humans and wildlife by being a potent neurotoxin. Microbial bioremediation is an important means of remediation of mercury-contaminated soil. The rhizospheric Photobacterium halotolerans strain MELD1 was isolated from mercury and dioxin contaminated site from Tainan, Taiwan. It has been shown to reduce Hg(2+) to Hg(0). The 4,758,027 bp genome of P. halotolerans MELD1 has a G + C content of 50.88 % and contains 4198 protein-coding and 106 RNA genes. Genomic analysis revealed the presence of a number of interesting gene cluster that maybe involved in heavy metal resistance, rhizosphere competence and colonization of the host plant. |
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