Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodopseudomonas palustris RCB100, an Anoxygenic Phototroph That Degrades 3-Chlorobenzoate

Irshad Ui Haq; Kathryn R Fixen

doi:10.1128/MRA.00043-21

Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodopseudomonas palustris RCB100, an Anoxygenic Phototroph That Degrades 3-Chlorobenzoate

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Apr 15;10(15):e00043-21. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00043-21.

Authors

Irshad Ui Haq¹, Kathryn R Fixen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
² Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA [email protected].

Abstract

The purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris RCB100 anaerobically degrades 3-chlorobenzoate (3-CBA), a halogenated pollutant. R. palustris RCB100 uses 3-CBA as a carbon source, while most R. palustris strains cannot. We report the complete genome sequence of strain RCB100 to help gain insight into how this bacterium degrades 3-CBA.