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Thermohalophilic bacterium
<P><B><I>Rhodothermus marinus</I> DSM 4252</B>. <I>Rhodothermus marinus</I> DSM 4252 was isolated from a shallow marine hot spring off the coast of Iceland. This organism produces a number of thermostable enzymes, such as cellulase and xylanase, which may be important in industrial processes. <I>Rhodothermus marinus</I> DSM 4252 is the type strain and this genome will provide information on the production and regulation of thermostable enzymes.