title: Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus safensis JPL-MERTA-8-2, Isolated from a Mars-Bound Spacecraft.
abstract: Here, we present the draft genome of Bacillus safensis JPL-MERTA-8-2, a strain found in a spacecraft assembly cleanroom before launch of the Mars Exploration Rovers. The assembly contains 3,671,133 bp in 14 contigs.
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis Genome Center, Davis, California, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Coil
authors.affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California, USA.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Benardini
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis Genome Center, Davis, California, USA Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA jaeisen@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Eisen