Deciphering the Genome Sequences of the Hydrophobic Cyanobacterium Scytonema tolypothrichoides VB-61278.

Abhishek Das,Deeksha Singh,Sushma Bhan,Mathu Malar Chandrababunaidu,Arijit Panda,Sucheta Tripathy,Siba Prasad Adhikary,Gyan Prakash Mishra

doi:10.1128/genomea.00228-15

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https://doi.org/10.1128/genomea.00228-15

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Abstract

Scytonema tolypothrichoides VB-61278, a terrestrial cyanobacterium, can be exploited to produce commercially important products. Here, we report for the first time a 10-Mb draft genome assembly of S. tolypothrichoides VB-61278, with 214 scaffolds and 7,148 putative protein-coding genes.

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Scytonema tolypothrichoides VB-61278, a terrestrial cyanobacterium, can be exploited to produce commercially important products
Scytonema tolypothrichoides VB-61278, a cyanobacterium, occurs in subaerial habitats, especially as biofilms on stone and mortar monuments and sculptures. It is hydrophobic in nature and grows well on solid substrates
S. tolypothrichoides VB-61278 is a greenish, filamentous, and heterocystous species. It reproduces by trichome axis fragmentation, and cell division happens in a clockwise direction relative to the trichome axis

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Scytonema tolypothrichoides VB-61278, a terrestrial cyanobacterium, can be exploited to produce commercially important products. Cyanobacteria are commercially important organisms that can be exploited in several sectors, such as pharmaceuticals and the fuel industry [1, 2]. These organisms are amenable to genetic engineering, so recently, a tremendous amount of importance has been given to this group. Scytonema tolypothrichoides VB-61278, a cyanobacterium, occurs in subaerial habitats, especially as biofilms on stone and mortar monuments and sculptures.

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