First Insights into the Genome of the Gram-Negative, Endospore-Forming Organism Sporomusa ovata Strain H1 DSM 2662

Anja Poehlein; Gerhard Gottschalk; Rolf Daniel

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00734-13

First Insights into the Genome of the Gram-Negative, Endospore-Forming Organism Sporomusa ovata Strain H1 DSM 2662

Genome Announc. 2013 Sep 12;1(5):e00734-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00734-13.

Authors

Anja Poehlein¹, Gerhard Gottschalk, Rolf Daniel

Affiliation

¹ Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.

Abstract

The genome of Sporomusa ovata strain H1 DSM 2662, an anaerobic, Gram-negative endospore-forming bacterium, was sequenced. S. ovata uses N-methyl compounds, primary alcohols, fatty acids, and H2 and CO2 as energy and carbon sources to produce acetate. The genome harbors one chromosome, which encodes proteins typical for sporulation.