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ID104469
Property Genome size - largest bacterial genome as of 2008
Organism Bacteria Sorangium cellulosum
Value 1.3e+7
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Units bp
Reference Schneiker S et al. Complete genome sequence of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. Nat Biotechnol. 2007 Nov25(11):1281-9.
Reference PubMed ID 17965706
Entered By Uri M
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Keywords soil bacterium, myxobacteria, secondary metabolite, chromosome,
CommentsResearchers report the complete genome sequence of the model Sorangium strain S. cellulosum So ce56, which produces several natural products and has morphological and physiological properties typical of the genus. The circular genome, comprising 13,033,779 base pairs, is the largest bacterial genome sequenced to date.
Date Added Jun 30, 2009 3:43 AM
Date Edited Jun 30, 2009 3:43 AM
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