Mycobacterium sp. Spyr1

Mycobacterium_sp.
Names Mycobacterium sp. Spyr1
Accession numbers NC_014811, NC_014812, NC_014814
Background Mycobacteria belong to the order Actinomycetales that are Gram-positive, acid-fast, pleomorphic, non-motile rods characterized by distinctive cell surface mycolic acid derivatives. Members of the slow-growing group of Mycobacteria are notorious for causing human and animal diseases. Strain Spyr1 was isolated near Ioannina, Epirus, Greece from creosote polluted soil by an enrichment method using pyrene as the sole carbon and energy source. It is capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as pyrene, fluoranthene, fluorene, anthracene, and acenaphthene. PAHs are considered major environmental pollutants due to their toxicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and recalcitrance. Thus this strain is interesting for its potential in bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soil (adapted from PMID 19096938). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Actinobacteria
Class:Actinobacteria
Order:Actinomycetales
Family:Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:Mycobacterium
Species:Spyr1
Strain Spyr1
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (14-DEC-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B310, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(22-DEC-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site "creosote contaminated site near Ioannina, Epirus, Greece"
Isolation country Greece
Number of replicons 3
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Terrestrial
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism PAH-degrading
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No