New Microbes and New Infections (Jan 2016)

Noncontiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gabonia massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov.

  • G. Mourembou,
  • J. Rathored,
  • A. Ndjoyi-Mbiguino,
  • J.B. Lekana-Douki,
  • F. Fenollar,
  • C. Robert,
  • P.-E. Fournier,
  • D. Raoult,
  • J.C. Lagier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.11.002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. C
pp. 35 – 44

Abstract

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Culturomics coupled with taxonogenomics is currently used to isolate and characterize new bacteria. Here we describe the features and complete genome sequence of Gabonia massiliensis strain GM3, an anaerobic Gram negative, non-spore-forming and catalase-positive bacillus isolated from a stool specimen of a healthy Gabonese male youth. Belonging to a new genus called Gabonia, it exhibits a genome of 4 261 752 bp including 37.9% GC content and 3,288 predicted genes.

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