Draft Genome Sequence of Frankia sp. Strain Thr, a Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium Isolated from the Root Nodules of Casuarina cunninghamiana Grown in Egypt

Sheldon G Hurst 4th; Rediet Oshone; Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari; Krystalynne Morris; Feseha Abebe-Akele; W Kelley Thomas; Amir Ktari; Karima Salem; Samira Mansour; Maher Gtari; Louis S Tisa

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00493-14

Draft Genome Sequence of Frankia sp. Strain Thr, a Nitrogen-Fixing Actinobacterium Isolated from the Root Nodules of Casuarina cunninghamiana Grown in Egypt

Genome Announc. 2014 May 22;2(3):e00493-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00493-14.

Affiliations

¹ University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.
² Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Université Tunis El Manar (FST) & Université Carthage (INSAT), Campus Universitaire, Tunis, Tunisia.
³ Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
⁴ University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA [email protected].

Abstract

Nitrogen-fixing actinobacteria of the genus Frankia are symbionts of woody dicotyledonous plants termed actinorhizal plants. We report here a 5.3-Mbp draft genome sequence for Frankia sp. stain Thr, a nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium isolated from root nodules of Casuarina cunninghamiana collected in Egypt.

Grants and funding

PEC 13-001/HX/HSRD VA/United States