Draft genome of the xanthan producer Xanthomonas campestris NRRL B-1459 (ATCC 13951)

Daniel Wibberg; Rabeaa S Alkhateeb; Anika Winkler; Andreas Albersmeier; Sarah Schatschneider; Stefan Albaum; Karsten Niehaus; Gerd Hublik; Alfred Pühler; Frank-Jörg Vorhölter

doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.03.026

Draft genome of the xanthan producer Xanthomonas campestris NRRL B-1459 (ATCC 13951)

J Biotechnol. 2015 Jun 20:204:45-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.03.026. Epub 2015 Apr 9.

Affiliations

¹ Center for Biotechnology CeBiTec, Universität Bielefeld, Sequenz 1, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
² Center for Biotechnology CeBiTec, Universität Bielefeld, Sequenz 1, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; Abteilung für Proteom- und Metabolomforschung, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
³ Jungbunzlauer Austria AG, 2064 Wulzeshofen, Austria.
⁴ Center for Biotechnology CeBiTec, Universität Bielefeld, Sequenz 1, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany. Electronic address: frank@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de.

PMID: 25865276
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.03.026

Abstract

Xanthomonas campestris NRRL B-1459 was used in pioneering studies related to the biotechnological production of xanthan, the commercially most important polysaccharide of bacterial origin. The analysis of its genome revealed a 5.1Mb chromosome plus the first complete plasmid of an X. campestris strain applied in biotechnology.

Keywords: EPS; Exopolysaccharide; Plant pathogen; Systems biotechnology; Thickening agent.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Base Composition
Base Sequence
Genome Components
Genome, Bacterial / genetics*
Industrial Microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Plasmids / genetics
Polysaccharides, Bacterial / biosynthesis*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Xanthomonas campestris / genetics*
Xanthomonas campestris / metabolism

Substances

Polysaccharides, Bacterial
xanthan gum