Complete genome sequence of Leptospirillum ferrooxidans strain C2-3, isolated from a fresh volcanic ash deposit on the island of Miyake, Japan.

ABSTRACT: A diazotrophic, acidophilic, iron-oxidizing bacterium, Leptospirillum ferrooxidans, known to be difficult to cultivate, was isolated from a fresh volcanic ash deposit on the island of Miyake, Japan. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a cultured strain, C2-3.

SUBMITTER: Fujimura R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3416516 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature