Genome sequence of the halophilic archaeon Halococcus hamelinensis

Brendan P Burns; Reema K Gudhka; Brett A Neilan

doi:10.1128/JB.06599-11

Genome sequence of the halophilic archaeon Halococcus hamelinensis

J Bacteriol. 2012 Apr;194(8):2100-1. doi: 10.1128/JB.06599-11.

Authors

Brendan P Burns¹, Reema K Gudhka, Brett A Neilan

Affiliation

¹ School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. brendan.burns@unsw.edu.au

Abstract

Halococcus hamelinensis was isolated from hypersaline stromatolites in Shark Bay, Australia. Here we report the genome sequence (3,133,046 bp) of H. hamelinensis, which provides insights into the ecology, evolution, and adaptation of this novel microorganism.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological
Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
Ecosystem
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Genome, Bacterial*
Halococcus / classification
Halococcus / genetics*
Halococcus / physiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Seawater

Associated data

GENBANK/JNA80845