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Complete genome sequence of Deinococcus actinosclerus BM2T, a bacterium with Gamma-radiation resistance isolated from soil in South Korea

  • Myung Kyum Kim
  • , Myung Suk Kang
  • , Do Hee Lee
  • , Eun Sun Joo
  • , Eun Bit Kim
  • , Seon Hwa Jeon
  • , Hee Young Jung
  • , Sathiyaraj Srinivasan
  • Seoul Women's University
  • Ministry of Environment Korea

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Abstract

A Gram-positive, short-rod shaped and non-motile bacterium Deinococcus actinosclerus BM2T, resistant to gamma and UV radiation, was isolated from a soil sample collected in South Korea. Strain BM2T showed high resistance to gamma radiation with D10 value of 9 kGy. The complete genome of D. actinosclerus BM2T consists of a single chromosome (3,264,334 bp). The genome features showed the presence of intracellular proteases that help to eliminate radiation-induced ROS during recovery from ionizing radiation damage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-54
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Biotechnology
Volume224
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Apr 2016

Keywords

  • Deinococcus
  • Proteases
  • Radiation resistance
  • ROS

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