Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus sp. Strain RD6.2 DSM 46800, a Methanesulfonate-Degrading Strain

Ana C Henriques; Paolo De Marco

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00730-15

Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus sp. Strain RD6.2 DSM 46800, a Methanesulfonate-Degrading Strain

Genome Announc. 2015 Jul 16;3(4):e00730-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00730-15.

Authors

Ana C Henriques¹, Paolo De Marco²

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, CESPU, Paredes, Portugal.
² Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, CESPU, Paredes, Portugal paolo.marco@iscsn.cespu.pt.

Abstract

The complete genome sequence of a methanesulfonate-degrading strain, Rhodococcus sp. strain RD6.2 DSM 46800, which was isolated from a brackish marsh sediment sample, is described here. This is the first reported genome of a nonproteobacterial strain using methanesulfonate (MSA) as a sole source of carbon and energy, which does not possess the conventional MSA-monooxygenase (MSAMO).