Draft genome sequence of Micrococcus luteus strain O'Kane implicates metabolic versatility and the potential to degrade polyhydroxybutyrates

Hanafy, Radwa A.
Couger, M.B.
Baker, Kristina
Murphy, Chelsea
O'Kane, Shannon D.
Budd, Connie
French, Donald P.
Hoff, Wouter D.
Youssef, Noha

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September 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.gdata.2016.08.006

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The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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2213-5960

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Abstract

AbstractMicrococcus luteus is a predominant member of skin microbiome. We here report on the genomic analysis of Micrococcus luteus strain O'Kane that was isolated from an elevator. The partial genome assembly of Micrococcus luteus strain O'Kane is 2.5Mb with 2256 protein-coding genes and 62 RNA genes. Genomic analysis revealed metabolic versatility with genes involved in the metabolism and transport of glucose, galactose, fructose, mannose, alanine, aspartate, asparagine, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, serine, cysteine, methionine, arginine, proline, histidine, phenylalanine, and fatty acids. Genomic comparison to other M. luteus representatives identified the potential to degrade polyhydroxybutyrates, as well as several antibiotic resista...