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Journal Article 
Genome sequence completed of Alcanivorax borkumensis, a hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium that plays a global role in oil removal from marine systems 
Golyshin, PN; Martins Dos Santos, VAP; Kaiser, O; Ferrer, M; Sabirova, YS; Lünsdorf, H; Chernikova, TN; Golyshina, OV; Yakimov, MM; Pühler, A; Timmis, KN 
2003 
Yes 
Journal of Biotechnology
ISSN: 0168-1656
EISSN: 1873-4863 
106 
2-3 
215-220 
English 
In this paper, we provide background to the genome sequencing project of Alcanivorax borkumensis, which is a marine bacterium that uses exclusively petroleum oil hydrocarbons as sources of carbon and energy (therefore designated "hydrocarbonoclastic") . It is found in low numbers in all oceans of the world and in high numbers in oil-contaminated waters. Its ubiquity and unusual physiology suggest it is globally important in the removal of hydrocarbons from polluted marine systems. A functional genomics analysis of Alcanivorax borkumensis strain SK2 was recently initiated, and its genome sequence has just been completed. Annotation of the genome, metabolome modelling, and functional genomics, will soon reveal important insights into the genomic basis of the properties and physiology of this fascinating and globally important bacterium. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 
Biocatalysis; Hydrocarbon-degrading