Draft genome sequence of the halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter marismortui DSM 6770 T
ABSTRACT Chromohalobacter marismortui DSM 6770 T is a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from the Dead Sea in 1940. The C. marismortui DSM 6770 T draft genome is 3.55 Mbp, has 3,333 predicted genes, and includes a complete biosynthetic gene cluster for the production of the commercially significant osmoprotectant metabolites ectoine and 5-hydroxyectoine.
Authors
- Matthew A. Escobar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6559-1222)
- T. B. K. Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0871-5567)
- R. S. Seshadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-2900)
- Vera Thiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-8911)
- Markus Göker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5144-6200)
- Terumipia Fujisawa-Phillips
Institutions
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- Joint Genome Institute (US)
- California State University, San Marcos (US)
- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00873-26
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00