title: Draft genome sequence of Halomonas sp. strain HAL1, a moderately halophilic arsenite-oxidizing bacterium isolated from gold-mine soil.
abstract: We report the draft genome sequence of arsenite-oxidizing Halomonas sp. strain HAL1, isolated from the soil of a gold mine. Genes encoding proteins involved in arsenic resistance and transformation, phosphate utilization and uptake, and betaine biosynthesis were identified. Their identification might help in understanding how arsenic and phosphate metabolism are intertwined.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yanbing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Haoxin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Xiuli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Gehong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Hend A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Alwathnani
authors.forename: Gejiao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rensing
mesh_terms: D018053:Arsenites / Q000378:metabolism*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006046:Gold; D020632:Halomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008906:Mining; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D018053:Arsenites; D006046:Gold