Genomics Data (Sep 2016)

Draft genome sequence of Micrococcus luteus strain O'Kane implicates metabolic versatility and the potential to degrade polyhydroxybutyrates

  • Radwa A. Hanafy,
  • M.B. Couger,
  • Kristina Baker,
  • Chelsea Murphy,
  • Shannon D. O'Kane,
  • Connie Budd,
  • Donald P. French,
  • Wouter D. Hoff,
  • Noha Youssef

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gdata.2016.08.006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. C
pp. 148 – 153

Abstract

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Micrococcus luteus is a predominant member of skin microbiome. We here report on the genomic analysis of Micrococcus luteus strain O'Kane that was isolated from an elevator. The partial genome assembly of Micrococcus luteus strain O'Kane is 2.5 Mb with 2256 protein-coding genes and 62 RNA genes. Genomic analysis revealed metabolic versatility with genes involved in the metabolism and transport of glucose, galactose, fructose, mannose, alanine, aspartate, asparagine, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, serine, cysteine, methionine, arginine, proline, histidine, phenylalanine, and fatty acids. Genomic comparison to other M. luteus representatives identified the potential to degrade polyhydroxybutyrates, as well as several antibiotic resistance genes absent from other genomes.

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