title: Draft genome sequence of a nitrate-reducing, o-phthalate degrading bacterium, Azoarcus sp. strain PA01(T).
abstract: Azoarcus sp. strain PA01(T) belongs to the genus Azoarcus, of the family Rhodocyclaceae within the class Betaproteobacteria. It is a facultatively anaerobic, mesophilic, non-motile, Gram-stain negative, non-spore-forming, short rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from a wastewater treatment plant in Constance, Germany. It is of interest because of its ability to degrade o-phthalate and a wide variety of aromatic compounds with nitrate as an electron acceptor. Elucidation of the o-phthalate degradation pathway may help to improve the treatment of phthalate-containing wastes in the future. Here, we describe the features of this organism, together with the draft genome sequence information and annotation. The draft genome consists of 4 contigs with 3,908,301 bp and an overall G + C content of 66.08 %. Out of 3,712 total genes predicted, 3,625 genes code for proteins and 87 genes for RNAs. The majority of the protein-encoding genes (83.51 %) were assigned a putative function while those remaining were annotated as hypothetical proteins.
authors.affiliation: Konstanz Research School of Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Constance, D-78457 Germany ; Department of Biology, Microbial Ecology, University of Konstanz, Constance, D-78457 Germany.
authors.forename: Madan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Junghare
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Microbial Ecology, University of Konstanz, Constance, D-78457 Germany.
authors.forename: Yogita
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Microbial Ecology, University of Konstanz, Constance, D-78457 Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schink
keywords: Azoarcus sp. strain PA01T; Betaproteobacteria; Rhodocyclaceae; anaerobic degradation; o-phthalate degradation; pollutant; wastewater treatment plant