Abstract
Microbial transformations of arsenic influence its mobility and toxicity. We report the draft genome sequence of the arsenite-oxidizing strain Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5A isolated from an As-contaminated soil in the Madison River Valley, MT. A large number of metal (or metalloid) resistance genes, especially contributing to arsenite oxidation, were identified.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens / genetics*
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens / metabolism
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Arsenites / metabolism*
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Base Sequence
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Genome, Bacterial*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Soil Microbiology
Associated data
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GENBANK/AGVZ00000000
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GENBANK/AGVZ01000000