TY - GEN
T1 - A 300 kpb genome segment, including a complete set of tRNA genes, is dispensable for Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
AU - Levicán, G.
AU - Katz, A.
AU - Valdés, J.
AU - Quatrini, R.
AU - Holmes, D. S.
AU - Orellana, O.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The genome sequences from two strains of the acidophilic, autotrophic, chemolithotrophic proteobacterium A. ferrooxidans are available from genome databases. Bioinformatic sequence comparison revealed the existence in one strain of a putative integrative conjugative element (ICE), containing an entire set of clustered tRNA genes. ICE is missing in the other strain, suggesting that this element as well as the tRNA genes cluster is dispensable for the bacterium. Bioinformatic predictions suggest that the tRNA genes cluster might mainly contribute to the translation of ICE encoded genes.
AB - The genome sequences from two strains of the acidophilic, autotrophic, chemolithotrophic proteobacterium A. ferrooxidans are available from genome databases. Bioinformatic sequence comparison revealed the existence in one strain of a putative integrative conjugative element (ICE), containing an entire set of clustered tRNA genes. ICE is missing in the other strain, suggesting that this element as well as the tRNA genes cluster is dispensable for the bacterium. Bioinformatic predictions suggest that the tRNA genes cluster might mainly contribute to the translation of ICE encoded genes.
KW - Integrative conjugative elements
KW - Rare tRNA
KW - tRNAS gene cluster
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=72449158380&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.187
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.187
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:72449158380
SN - 0878493220
SN - 9780878493227
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 187
EP - 190
BT - Biohydrometallurgy 2009
T2 - 18th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium, IBS 2009
Y2 - 13 September 2009 through 17 September 2009
ER -