title: Insights into the Hydrocarbon Tolerance of Two Devosia Isolates, D. chinhatensis Strain IPL18T and D. geojensis Strain BD-c194T, via Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis.
abstract: Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) was among the most commonly used pesticides after the Second World War. The extensive use of this hydrocarbon for almost six decades has created a contamination problem on a global scale, and bioremediation methods are being extensively explored. The reported ability of some Devosia species to grow in the presence of appreciable amounts of hydrocarbons (2,000 mg/kg of contaminated soil) is attracting closer attention. Here, we report the de novo genome assembly of two hydrocarbon-tolerating Devosia isolates, D. chinhatensis strain IPL18(T) and D. geojensis strain BD-c194(T), as a first step toward understanding the metabolic pathways involved in their environmental adaptation and tolerance toward hydrocarbons.
authors.affiliation: Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Yousef I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Dion
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepp
authors.affiliation: Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Xiu-Zhen
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada ting.zhou@agr.gc.ca.
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou