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Draft Genome Sequence of Photorhabdus luminescens Strain BA1, an Entomopathogenic Bacterium Isolated from Nematodes Found in Egypt

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Authors:

MOHAMED A. ABOUZEID; Shimaa Ghazal; SHELDON G. HURST IV; KRYSTALYNNE MORRIS; W. KELLEY THOMAS; FESEHA ABEBE-AKELE; USAMA M. BADR; MONA A. HUSSEIN; KAMAL M. KHALIL; Louis S. TISA

Journal/Publication:

Genome Announcement

Publication Date:

May-2014

DOI:

10.1128/genomea.00396-14

Keywords:

Genome announcement Genus Photorhabdus bioluminescent bacteria insect pathogens Heterorhabditis nematodes

Abstract

Photorhabdus luminescens strain BA1 is an entomopathogenic bacterium that forms a symbiotic association with Heterorhabditis nematodes. We report here a 5.0-Mbp draft genome sequence for P. luminscens strain BA1, with a G+C content of 42.46% and 4,250 candidate protein-coding genes.

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