Draft Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus rhodochrous Strain ATCC 21198

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Genome Announcements

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00054-14· OSTI ID:1129622

Shields-Menard, Sara A. ^[1]; Brown, Steven D ^[2]; Klingeman, Dawn Marie ^[2]; Indest, Karl ^[3]; Hancock, Dawn ^[4]; Wewalwela, Jayani ^[1]; French, Todd ^[1]; Donaldson, Janet ^[5]

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1. Mississippi State University (MSU)
2. ORNL
3. University of Tennessee (UTK) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
4. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
5. Mississippi State University

Rhodococcus rhodochrous is a Gram-positive red-pigmented bacterium commonly found in the soil. The draft genome sequence for R. rhodochrous strain ATCC 21198 is presented here to provide genetic data for a better understanding of its lipid-accumulating capabilities.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). BioEnergy Science Center (BESC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1129622
• Journal Information: Genome Announcements, Vol. 2, Issue 1; ISSN 2169-8287
• Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English