Complete Genome Sequence of Sphingopyxis sp. Strain PET50, a Potential Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)-Degrading Bacterium Isolated from Compost

Ana Lago-Maciel; Tue K Nielsen; Kenneth Jensen; Mette H Nicolaisen; Rosanna C Hennessy

doi:10.1128/mra.00970-22

Complete Genome Sequence of Sphingopyxis sp. Strain PET50, a Potential Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)-Degrading Bacterium Isolated from Compost

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Jan 24;12(1):e0097022. doi: 10.1128/mra.00970-22. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Authors

Ana Lago-Maciel¹, Tue K Nielsen¹, Kenneth Jensen², Mette H Nicolaisen¹, Rosanna C Hennessy¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
² Novozymes A/S, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

Abstract

We report the complete genome sequence of a potential polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-degrading bacterium, Sphingopyxis sp. strain PET50, isolated from compost.