Abstract
The draft genome of Citrobacter sp. CtB7.12, isolated from termite gut, is presented here. This organism has been reported as a cellulolytic bacterium, which is biotechnologically important because it can be used as a gene donor for the ethanol and biofuel industries.
Highlights
Termites have been proposed as a candidate donor due to their feeding habits. This insect can digest as much as 99% of cellulose. They use a wide variety of microorganisms inhabiting their gut, since these can produce and secrete an enzymatic complex involved in cellulose breakdown [4, 5]
We isolated Citrobacter sp. cellulolytic strain CtB7.12 from the gut of the Heterotermes aureus termite found in the north of Mexico
The genome sequences were annotated using an adaptation from the Trinotate pipeline: Transcriptome Functional Annotation and Analysis
Summary
Citrobacter spp. have been isolated from the gut of terrestrial land slug [1], termite [2], and silkworm [3]. In all of these cases, a cellulolytic activity has been recognized. Lignocellulosic biomass has been recognized as a potential low-cost source of soluble sugars used for fermentation to produce ethanol [4]. They use a wide variety of microorganisms inhabiting their gut, since these can produce and secrete an enzymatic complex involved in cellulose breakdown [4, 5].
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