title: Draft Genome Sequence of Geobacillus thermopakistaniensis Strain MAS1.
abstract: Geobacillus thermopakistaniensis strain MAS1 was isolated from a hot spring located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The draft genome sequence was 3.5 Mb and identified a number of genes of potential industrial importance, including genes encoding glycoside hydrolases, pullulanase, amylopullulanase, glycosidase, and alcohol dehydrogenases.
authors.affiliation: masoodbioeng@hotmail.com whitman@uga.edu.
authors.forename: Masood Ahmed
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Naeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.affiliation: Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Saravanaraj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayyampalayam
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA masoodbioeng@hotmail.com whitman@uga.edu.
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Whitman