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Complete Genome Sequence of a New Halophilic Archaeon, Haloarcula taiwanensis, Isolated from a Solar Saltern in Southern Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: We report here the completion of the genome sequence of a new species of haloarchaea, Haloarcula taiwanensis, isolated in southern Taiwan. The 3,721,706-bp genome consisted of chromosome I (2,966,258 bp, 63.6% GC content), chromosome II (525,233 bp, 59.6% GC content), plasmid pNYT1 (129,893 bp, 55.3% GC content), and plasmid pNYT2 (100,322 bp, 55.7% GC content).

SUBMITTER: Chen PC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794945 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

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Complete Genome Sequence of a New Halophilic Archaeon, <i>Haloarcula taiwanensis</i>, Isolated from a Solar Saltern in Southern Taiwan.

Chen Pei-Chun PC Chen Ting-Wen TW Han Yi-An YA Ng Wailap Victor WV Yang Chii-Shen CS

Genome announcements 20180201 5

We report here the completion of the genome sequence of a new species of haloarchaea, <i>Haloarcula taiwanensis</i>, isolated in southern Taiwan. The 3,721,706-bp genome consisted of chromosome I (2,966,258 bp, 63.6% GC content), chromosome II (525,233 bp, 59.6% GC content), plasmid pNYT1 (129,893 bp, 55.3% GC content), and plasmid pNYT2 (100,322 bp, 55.7% GC content). ...[more]

PMID: 29437098

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