Whole-genome shotgun sequencing of the sulfur-oxidizing chemoautotroph Tetrathiobacter kashmirensis
2011•Am Soc Microbiol
The chemolithoautotrophic betaproteobacterium Tetrathiobacter kashmirensis belongs to
the family Alcaligenaceae and is phylogenetically closely related to pathogens such as
Taylorella and Bordetella species. While a complete inorganic sulfur oxidation gene cluster,
soxCDYZAXWB, is present in its genome, pathogenicity islands or genes associated with
virulence, disease, cellular invasion, and/or intracellular resistance are completely absent.
the family Alcaligenaceae and is phylogenetically closely related to pathogens such as
Taylorella and Bordetella species. While a complete inorganic sulfur oxidation gene cluster,
soxCDYZAXWB, is present in its genome, pathogenicity islands or genes associated with
virulence, disease, cellular invasion, and/or intracellular resistance are completely absent.
Abstract
The chemolithoautotrophic betaproteobacterium Tetrathiobacter kashmirensis belongs to the family Alcaligenaceae and is phylogenetically closely related to pathogens such as Taylorella and Bordetella species. While a complete inorganic sulfur oxidation gene cluster, soxCDYZAXWB, is present in its genome, pathogenicity islands or genes associated with virulence, disease, cellular invasion, and/or intracellular resistance are completely absent.
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