title: Permanent draft genome sequence of Comamonas testosteroni KF-1.
abstract: Comamonas testosteroni KF-1 is a model organism for the elucidation of the novel biochemical degradation pathways for xenobiotic 4-sulfophenylcarboxylates (SPC) formed during biodegradation of synthetic 4-sulfophenylalkane surfactants (linear alkylbenzenesulfonates, LAS) by bacterial communities. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 6,026,527 bp long chromosome (one sequencing gap) exhibits an average G+C content of 61.79% and is predicted to encode 5,492 protein-coding genes and 114 RNA genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Konstanz, Germany ; Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
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authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Anna I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kesberg
authors.forename: Kurt M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Labutti
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitluck
authors.forename: David
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authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Loren
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authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: Alex
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authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: Tanja
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authors.lastname: Woyke
authors.forename: Stephen
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authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Miriam
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authors.lastname: Land
authors.forename: Lynne
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authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: Staffan
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authors.lastname: Kjelleberg
authors.forename: Alasdair M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Matthias
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authors.lastname: Buhmann
authors.forename: Torsten
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authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: David
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authors.lastname: Schleheck
keywords: Comamonadaceae; Comamonas testosteroni KF-1; Gram-negative; aerobic; xenobiotic surfactant biodegradation