Draft genome sequence of atrazine-utilizing bacteria isolated from Indian agricultural soil

Genome Announc. 2014 Jan 9;2(1):e01149-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01149-13.

Abstract

We report the draft genome sequences of two tropical bacterial isolates capable of degrading the herbicide atrazine. Alcaligenes sp. strain EGD-AK7 and Arthrobacter sp. strain AK-YN10 were isolated from Indian agricultural soil in which sugarcane is grown, with a reported history of atrazine use. EGD-AK7 has the atzABCDEF genes and AK-YN10 has the trzN and atzBC genes for atrazine degradation.