Genome sequence of the edible cyanobacterium Arthrospira sp. PCC 8005

P J Janssen; N Morin; M Mergeay; B Leroy; R Wattiez; T Vallaeys; K Waleron; M Waleron; A Wilmotte; P Quillardet; N Tandeau de Marsac; E Talla; C-C Zhang; N Leys

doi:10.1128/JB.00116-10

Genome sequence of the edible cyanobacterium Arthrospira sp. PCC 8005

J Bacteriol. 2010 May;192(9):2465-6. doi: 10.1128/JB.00116-10. Epub 2010 Mar 16.

Authors

P J Janssen¹, N Morin, M Mergeay, B Leroy, R Wattiez, T Vallaeys, K Waleron, M Waleron, A Wilmotte, P Quillardet, N Tandeau de Marsac, E Talla, C-C Zhang, N Leys

Affiliation

¹ Molecular and Cellular Biology-Unit of Microbiology, Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK*CEN, Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium. [email protected]

Abstract

We determined the genome sequence of Arthrospira sp. PCC 8005, a cyanobacterial strain of great interest to the European Space Agency for its nutritive value and oxygenic properties in the Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative (MELiSSA) biological life support system for long-term manned missions into space.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cyanobacteria / genetics*
Genome, Bacterial / genetics*
Molecular Sequence Data
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Associated data

GENBANK/ADDH01000000