BacMap: Bacterial Genome Atlas

Gluconobacter oxydans

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Species
Gluconobacter oxydans

Kingdom
Bacterium

Taxonomy
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodospirillales; Acetobacteraceae; Gluconobacter oxydans

Strains
621H

Gram Stain
Negative

Accession Numbers
621H:
NC_006672
NC_006673
NC_006674
NC_006675
NC_006676
NC_006677

Genome
621H:
Chromosome: 2,702,173 bp
Plasmid pGOX1: 163,186 bp
Plasmid pGOX2: 26,568 bp
Plasmid pGOX3: 14,547 bp
Plasmid pGOX4: 13,223 bp
Plasmid pGOX5: 2,687 bp

Background
Gluconobacter oxydans is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and obligately aerobic bacterium. It is able to incompletely oxidize a wide range of carbohydrates and alcohols thanks to the oxidative fermentation. It can grow in highly concentrated sugar solutions and at low pH values. G.oxydans is used for the synthesis of Vitamin C, D-gluconic acid and ketogluconic acids. It dwells in flowers and fruits. It can also be found in alcoholic beverages such as wines and beers as well as soft drinks where it causes off-flavors and spoilage.

(From http://www.expasy.org/sprot/hamap/GLUOX.html)

Sequenced By
621H:
Goettingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August-University Goettingen, Grisebachstr. 8, Goettingen D-37077, Germany.

Sequence Publications
621H:
Prust C., Hoffmeister M., Liesegang H., Wiezer A., Fricke W.F., Ehrenreich A., Gottschalk G., Deppenmeier U.; "Complete genome sequence of the acetic acid bacterium Gluconobacter oxydans."; Nat. Biotechnol. 23:195-200(2005).