title: Complete Genome Sequence of Sterol-Transforming Mycobacterium neoaurum Strain VKM Ac-1815D.
abstract: Mycobacterium neoaurum strain VKM Ac-1815D produces 4-androstene-3,17-dione as a major compound from phytosterols. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of the strain. The genome consists of a single circular 5,438,190-bp chromosome, with a G+C content of 66.88%, containing 5,318 putative open reading frames (ORFs), 46 tRNAs, and 6 rRNAs. Arrays of cholesterol metabolism genes are randomly clustered throughout the chromosome.
authors.affiliation: Center of Innovations and Technologies Biologically Active Compounds and Their Applications, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Victoriya Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Shtratnikova
authors.forename: Eugeny Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Bragin
authors.forename: Dmitry V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Dovbnya
authors.forename: Yury A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Pekov
authors.forename: Mikhail I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Schelkunov
authors.forename: Nicolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Strizhov
authors.forename: Tanya V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Ivashina
authors.forename: Vasily V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ashapkin
authors.forename: Marina V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Donova