Abstract
We present the draft genome of the cyanobacterium strain Synechococcus sp. GFB01, the first genome sequencing of this genus isolated from South America. This draft genome consists of 125 contigs with a total size of 2,339,812 bp. Automatic annotation identified several genes involved with heavy metal resistance and natural transformation.
Highlights
The morphologically defined genus Synechococcus is composed of simple unicellular forms that are up to 2.0 m in size, with high genetic diversity, and distributed in both freshwater and marine environments [1]
The molecular evidence for the polyphyly of this genus [3,4,5,6,7,8] indicates that the current classification requires revision. Some strains, such as S. elongatus PCC 7942, are model organisms that could be used as host strains in several synthetic biology methods due to their easy genetic manipulation, unicellular form, natural competence, and relatively fast growth rate (Ͼ1 division per day) [9,10,11,12,13]
We present the draft genome of Synechococcus sp
Summary
The morphologically defined genus Synechococcus is composed of simple unicellular forms that are up to 2.0 m in size, with high genetic diversity, and distributed in both freshwater and marine environments [1]. Some strains, such as S. elongatus PCC 7942, are model organisms that could be used as host strains in several synthetic biology methods due to their easy genetic manipulation, unicellular form, natural competence, and relatively fast growth rate (Ͼ1 division per day) [9,10,11,12,13]. Wholegenome sequencing of a large number of Synechococcus strains from different environments will provide a broad understanding of the variability of strain genomes and better insights to the present classification of the genus.
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