Complete genome sequence of Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Standards in Genomic Sciences

OSTI ID:1121828

Thiel, Teresa ^[1]; Pratte, Brenda S. ^[1]; Zhong, Jinshun ^[1]; Goodwin, Lynne A. ^[2]; Copeland, A ^[3]; Lucas, Susan ^[3]; Han, Cliff ^[2]; Pitluck, Sam ^[3]; Land, Miriam L ^[4]; Kyrpides, Nikos C ^[3]; Woyke, Tanja ^[3]

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1. University of Missouri, St. Louis
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
3. U.S. Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute
4. ORNL

Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413 is a filamentous, heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium that has served as a model organism, with an extensive literature extending over 40 years. The strain has three distinct nitrogenases that function under different environmental conditions and is capable of photoautotrophic growth in the light and true heterotrophic growth in the dark using fructose as both carbon and energy source. While this strain was first isolated in 1964 in Mississippi and named Ana-baena flos-aquae MSU A-37, it clusters phylogenetically with cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc. The strain is a moderate thermophile, growing well at approximately 40 C. Here we provide some additional characteristics of the strain, and an analysis of the complete genome sequence.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Work for Others (WFO)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1121828
• Journal Information: Standards in Genomic Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English