Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus safensis RP10, Isolated from Soil in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Erwin Strahsburger; Felipe Zapata; Inti Pedroso; Derie Fuentes; Paz Tapia; Raul Ponce; Michael McClelland; Jorge Valdes

doi:10.1128/MRA.01150-19

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus safensis RP10, Isolated from Soil in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 Oct 31;8(44):e01150-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01150-19.

Authors

Erwin Strahsburger^{1

2}, Felipe Zapata³, Inti Pedroso³, Derie Fuentes³, Paz Tapia³, Raul Ponce⁴, Michael McClelland², Jorge Valdes³

Affiliations

¹ Doctoral Program in Agronomy in Desert and Arid Zones, Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Renewal Natural Resources, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile estrahsb@unap.cl.
² Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
³ Bio-Computing and Applied Genetics Division, Center for Systems Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Chile Research Foundation, Santiago, Chile.
⁴ Doctoral Program in Agronomy in Desert and Arid Zones, Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Renewal Natural Resources, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile.

Abstract

Genome analysis of Bacillus safensis RP10, a strain from the soil of Atacama Desert in northern Chile, reflects a bacterium adapted to live in soil containing high levels of heavy metals, high salt conditions, and low carbon and energy sources.