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. 2011 Sep;193(17):4551-2.
doi: 10.1128/JB.05461-11. Epub 2011 Jun 24.

Genome sequence of Haloplasma contractile, an unusual contractile bacterium from a deep-sea anoxic brine lake

André Antunes  1 , Intikhab Alam, Hamza El Dorry, Rania Siam, Anthony Robertson, Vladimir B Bajic, Ulrich Stingl
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Genome sequence of Haloplasma contractile, an unusual contractile bacterium from a deep-sea anoxic brine lake

André Antunes et al. J Bacteriol. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

We present the draft genome of Haloplasma contractile, isolated from a deep-sea brine and representing a new order between Firmicutes and Mollicutes. Its complex morphology with contractile protrusions might be strongly influenced by the presence of seven MreB/Mbl homologs, which appears to be the highest copy number ever reported.

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