Draft Genome Sequence of an Industrially Important Bacillus sp. from Mandarmani Coastal Waters in Midnapur District, West Bengal, India.

Shaon Ray Chaudhuri

doi:10.1128/genomea.00867-16

Abstract

Reported here is the draft genome sequence of an amylase-, protease-, DNase-, oxidase-, gelatinase-, and catalase-producing, Gram-positive diplobacillus (Bacillus sp. SM1 strain MCC2138), which was isolated from marine coastal waters and has the ability to degum raw silk fabric as well as Ramie fiber. The genome comprises 1.76 Mb with a GC content of 34.5%.

Highlights

Reported here is the draft genome sequence of an amylase, protease, DNase, oxidase, gelatinase, and catalaseproducing, Gram-positive diplobacillus
The maximum similarity was with Bacillus cereus followed by Bacillus sp. and Bacillus thuringiensis, as per RAST analysis
The contigs submitted to the RAST server [10] revealed 5,580 genes, of which only 27% fall under the subsystem category

Summary

Introduction

Reported here is the draft genome sequence of an amylase-, protease-, DNase-, oxidase-, gelatinase-, and catalaseproducing, Gram-positive diplobacillus The marine environment is rich in microbial diversity with an expected population of about 3.67 ϫ 1028 microorganisms [1]. This environment shows striking differences in terms of pressure, salinity, temperature, and light from other water bodies and is expected to harbor diverse microbial populations belonging to aerobic, anoxygenic, and phototrophic groups simultaneously.

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