title: Genome sequence of Haloplasma contractile, an unusual contractile bacterium from a deep-sea anoxic brine lake.
abstract: We present the draft genome of Haloplasma contractile, isolated from a deep-sea brine and representing a new order between Firmicutes and Mollicutes. Its complex morphology with contractile protrusions might be strongly influenced by the presence of seven MreB/Mbl homologs, which appears to be the highest copy number ever reported.
authors.affiliation: Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955-6900 Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. andre.antunes@kaust.edu.sa
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Intikhab
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Dorry
authors.forename: Rania
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siam
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Vladimir B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Bajic
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Stingl
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018628:Gene Dosage; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods; D014871:Water Microbiology