Syntrophus buswellii strain:DM-2 Genome sequencing and assembly
The syntrophic obligate proton reducing bacterium Syntrophus buswellii strain DM-2, isolated from anaerobic digestor sludge, degrades benzoate and possibly hydrocinnamate (phenyl-3-propionate) when grown with a suitable hydrogenotrophic partner. The completed genome sequence data provides insight regarding aromatic compound degradation under thermodynamically limiting conditions when exogenous electron acceptors are absent.