Genome size

Value 4.02e+6 bp Range: Table - link bp
Organism Bacteria Caulobacter crescentus
Reference Nierman et al., Complete genome sequence of Caulobacter crescentus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Mar 27 98(7):4136-41 abstract & p. 4138 table 1 & left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID11259647
Method "The genome sequence of C. crescentus CB15 was determined by the whole genome random sequencing method (Heidelberg et al., 2000 PMID 10952301)."
Comments "The complete genome sequence of Caulobacter crescentus was determined to be 4,016,942 base pairs in a single circular chromosome encoding 3,767 genes." "The genome consists of a circular chromosome of 4,016,942 bp with an average G + C content of 67.2%."
Entered by Uri M
ID 105497