Draft Genome Sequence of Paracoccus sp. MKU1, a New Bacterial Strain Isolated from an Industrial Effluent with Potential for Bioremediation

Kamaldeen Nasrin Nisha¹, Jayavel Sridhar², Perumal Varalakshmi³, Balasubramaniem Ashokkumar^1✉

1. Department of Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
2. Department of Biotechnology, Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
3. Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

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Citation:
Nisha KN, Sridhar J, Varalakshmi P, Ashokkumar B. Draft Genome Sequence of Paracoccus sp. MKU1, a New Bacterial Strain Isolated from an Industrial Effluent with Potential for Bioremediation. J Genomics 2016; 4:13-15. doi:10.7150/jgen.14847. Available from https://www.jgenomics.com/v04p0013.htm

Abstract

Paracoccus sp. MKU1, a novel dimethylformamide degrading bacterial strain was originally isolated from an industrial effluent, Tirupur region, Tamil Nadu, India. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Paracoccus sp. MKU1, which could provide the genetic insights on its evolution and application of this versatile bacterium for effective degradation of xenobiotics and thus in bioremediation.

Keywords: Paracoccus sp. MKU1, genome, dimethylformamide, xenobiotics, degradation