Draft Genome Sequence of the Axenic Strain Phormidesmis priestleyi ULC007, a Cyanobacterium Isolated from Lake Bruehwiler (Larsemann Hills, Antarctica)

• Published in: Genome Announcements
• Main Authors: Lara, Yannick, Durieu, Benoit, Cornet, Luc, Verlaine, Olivier, Rippka, Rosmarie, Pessi, Igor S., Misztak, Agnieszka, Joris, Bernard, Javaux, Emmanuelle J., Baurain, Denis, Wilmotte, Annick
• Other Authors: Belgian Science Policy, FNRS Fonds pour la formation à la recherche dans l'industrie, EU FP7 ERC, FRS-FNRS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
• Subjects: Genetics; Molecular Biology; Antarctic; Bruehwiler; Lake Bruehwiler; Larsemann Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomea.01546-16; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/genomeA.01546-16

ABSTRACT Phormidesmis priestleyi ULC007 is an Antarctic freshwater cyanobacterium. Its draft genome is 5,684,389 bp long. It contains a total of 5,604 protein-encoding genes, of which 22.2% have no clear homologues in known genomes. To date, this draft genome is the first one ever determined for an axenic cyanobacterium from Antarctica.