title: Complete genome sequence of the representative γ-hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacterium Sphingobium japonicum UT26.
abstract: Sphingobium japonicum strain UT26 utilizes γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH), a man-made chlorinated pesticide that causes serious environmental problems due to its toxicity and long persistence, as a sole source of carbon and energy. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of UT26, which consists of two chromosomes and three plasmids. The 15 lin genes involved in γ-HCH degradation are dispersed on the two chromosomes and one of the three plasmids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai 980-8577, Japan. aynaga@ige.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtsubo
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Natsuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Akiho
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ankai
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oguchi
authors.forename: Shigehiro
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authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
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authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuda
mesh_terms: D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000378:metabolism*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045249:Sphingobacterium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane
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