Draft Genome Sequence of Brevibacillus borstelensis cifa_chp40, a Thermophilic Strain Having Biotechnological Importance

Swetaleena Tripathy, Soumesh Kumar Padhi, Rinil Sen, Ushajyoti Maji, Mrinal Samanta, Sriprakash Mohanty, Nikhil Kumar Maiti^✉

Environmental Microbiology Unit, Division of Fish Health Management, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Odisha, India.

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Citation:
Tripathy S, Padhi SK, Sen R, Maji U, Samanta M, Mohanty S, Maiti NK. Draft Genome Sequence of Brevibacillus borstelensis cifa_chp40, a Thermophilic Strain Having Biotechnological Importance. J Genomics 2016; 4:4-6. doi:10.7150/jgen.14036. Available from https://www.jgenomics.com/v04p0004.htm

Abstract

Brevibacillus borstelensis cifa_chp40 is a thermophilic, strictly aerobic gram positive motile bacteria isolated from the alkaline hot water spring located in the Eastern Ghats zone of India. It could grow in a wide range of temperature and degrade low-density polythene at 37°C. The strain cifa_chp40 produces essential enzymes like protease, lipase, esterase and amidase at 50°C. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of B. borstelensis cifa_chp40 which will provide further insight into the metabolic capabilities, function and evolution of this important organism.

Keywords: Brevibacillus borstelensis, Hot water spring, Enzyme production, Draft genome.