Genome sequence of the verrucomicrobium Opitutus terrae PB90-1, an abundant inhabitant of rice paddy soil ecosystems.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Journal of Bacteriology
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2011
- Volume
- 193
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 2367–2368
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1128/JB.00228-11
- PMID: 21398538
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
Bacteria of the deeply branching phylum Verrucomicrobia are rarely cultured yet commonly detected in metagenomic libraries from aquatic, terrestrial, and intestinal environments. We have sequenced the genome of Opitutus terrae PB90-1, a fermentative anaerobe within this phylum, isolated from rice paddy soil and capable of propionate production from plant-derived polysaccharides.