First complete sequence of a giant linear plasmid from a micrococcus strain isolated from an extremely high-altitude lake.

ABSTRACT: Micrococcus sp. strain V7, an actinobacterial strain adapted to the extreme conditions of the Laguna Vilama, an extremely high-altitude (4,600 m above sea level) lake in the Argentinian Puna, was found to carry the giant linear plasmid pLMV7. We determined its sequence (92,815 bp) as a prerequisite to the investigation of its role in survival in such a harsh environment.

SUBMITTER: Dib JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3869321 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature