Ito Kohei, Nakajima Nobuyoshi, Yamamura Shigeki, Tomita Masaru, Suzuki Haruo, Amachi Seigo
Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Genome Announc. 2016 Oct 13;4(5):e01155-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01155-16.
Arenibacter sp. strain C-21, isolated from surface marine sediment of Japan, accumulates iodine in the presence of glucose and iodide (I). We report here the draft genome sequence of this strain to provide insight into the molecular mechanism underlying its iodine-accumulating ability.