Abstract
Lysinibacillus sp. ZYM-1, a Gram-positive strain isolated from marine sediments, reduces selenite and tellurite efficiently. Meanwhile, it also exhibits high resistance to Zn2+ and Mn2+. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of strain ZYM-1, which contains genes related to selenite and tellurite reduction and also metal resistance.
Highlights
L. fusiformis ZC1 can reduce 1 mM hexavalent chromium within 12 h, and 25 strains of L. sphaericus can grow in arsenate, hexavalent chromium, and/or lead [2, 3]
The 16S rRNA sequences of strain ZYM-1 (GenBank accession number: KT263530) revealed that it belongs to the genus Lysinibacillus
As no selenite/tellurite reduction capacity has been reported among the Lysinibacillus spp., and most strains of Lysinibacillus have been isolated from soils, the genome sequence of strain ZYM-1 may provide fundamental information of selenite/ tellurite reduction genes in this species
Summary
Several reports have indicated that Lysinibacillus spp. are potential candidates for heavy metal bioremediation. Strain ZYM-1 was isolated from marine sediments using 1 mM selenite as selection pressure. This strain has been deposited in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (accession number: CGMCC 1.15346).
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