Draft Genome Sequence of the Thermophile Thermus filiformis ATCC 43280, Producer of Carotenoid-(Di)glucoside-Branched Fatty Acid (Di)esters and Source of Hyperthermostable Enzymes of Biotechnological Interest

  1. Fabio M. Squinaa
  1. aLaboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, SP, Brazil
  2. bDepartamento de Ciência de Alimentos da Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
  3. cDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
  4. dInstituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

ABSTRACT

Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Thermus filiformis strain ATCC 43280, a thermophile bacterium capable of producing glycosylated carotenoids acylated with branched fatty acids and enzymes of biotechnological potential.

FOOTNOTES

  • Address correspondence to Diego M. Riaño-Pachón, diego.riano{at}bioetanol.org.br, or Fabio M. Squina, fabio.squina{at}bioetanol.org.br.
  • F.M. and B.O.R. contributed equally to this work.

  • Citation Mandelli F, Oliveira Ramires B, Couger MB, Paixão DAA, Camilo CM, Polikarpov I, Prade R, Riaño-Pachón DM, Squina FM. 2015. Draft genome sequence of the thermophile Thermus filiformis ATCC 43280, producer of carotenoid-(di)glucoside-branched fatty acid (di)esters and source of hyperthermostable enzymes of biotechnological interest. Genome Announc 3(3):e00466-15. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00466-15.

  • Received 6 April 2015.
  • Accepted 7 April 2015.
  • Published 14 May 2015.

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