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. 2023 May 17;12(5):e0134222.
doi: 10.1128/mra.01342-22. Epub 2023 Apr 26.

Metagenomic and Genomic Sequences from a Methanogenic Benzene-Degrading Consortium

Courtney R A Toth  1 , Olivia Molenda  1 , Camilla Nesbø  1 , Fei Luo  1 , Cheryl Devine  1 , Shen Guo  1 , Xu Chen  1 , Elizabeth A Edwards  1
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Metagenomic and Genomic Sequences from a Methanogenic Benzene-Degrading Consortium

Courtney R A Toth et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

Draft and complete metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) were created from multiple metagenomic assemblies of DGG-B, a strictly anaerobic, stable mixed microbial consortium that degrades benzene completely to methane and CO2. Our objective was to obtain closed genome sequences of benzene-fermenting bacteria to enable the elucidation of their elusive anaerobic benzene degradation pathway.

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Metagenomics workflow used for (hybrid) assembly, binning, and curation of draft DGG-B MAGs. Default parameters were used for all software unless otherwise specified. PE, paired-end.
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