title: Genome sequence of Dyella japonica strain A8, a quorum-quenching bacterium that degrades N-acylhomoserine lactones, isolated from Malaysian tropical soil.
abstract: Dyella japonica strain A8 is a Malaysian tropical soil bacterial strain which shows N-acylhomoserine lactone-degrading activity. Here, we present its draft genome sequence. A putative quorum-quenching gene was identified based on the genome sequence analysis of strain A8. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first genome announcement of a member from the genus of Dyella, and this is also the first work that reports the quorum-quenching activity of Dyella japonica.
authors.affiliation: Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Jian-Woon
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kok-Gan
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008296:Malaysia; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D053038:Quorum Sensing / Q000502:physiology*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D044166:Xanthomonadaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones