Unusual metabolism and hypervariation in the genome of a Gracilibacteria (BD1-5) from an oil degrading community
C. M. K. Sieber, B. G. Paul, C. J. Castelle, P. Hu, S. G. Tringe, D. L. Valentine, G. L. Andersen, J. F. Banfield
The paper reports the first closed genome of a Gracilibacteria from an oil-degrading community, revealing unusual metabolism and a hypervariable repeat region with potential functional significance.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2019Microbiology