title: Draft genome sequence for Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO579, a mucoid derivative of PAO381.
abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that establishes a chronic lung infection in individuals afflicted with cystic fibrosis. Here, we announce the draft genome of P. aeruginosa strain PAO579, an alginate-overproducing derivative of strain PAO381.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: T Ryan
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Withers
authors.forename: Shannon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Hongwei D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D020723:Glucuronic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006603:Hexuronic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020723:Glucuronic Acid