Draft Genome Sequence of the Carrageenan-Degrading Bacterium Cellulophaga sp. Strain KL-A, Isolated from Decaying Marine Algae

Dapeng Shan; Jianxi Ying; Xu Li; Zheng Gao; Guangshan Wei; Zongze Shao

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00145-14

Draft Genome Sequence of the Carrageenan-Degrading Bacterium Cellulophaga sp. Strain KL-A, Isolated from Decaying Marine Algae

Genome Announc. 2014 Mar 6;2(2):e00145-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00145-14.

Authors

Dapeng Shan¹, Jianxi Ying, Xu Li, Zheng Gao, Guangshan Wei, Zongze Shao

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Cellulophaga sp. strain KL-A, isolated from decaying marine algae, is able to degrade iota-carrageenan. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Cellulophaga sp. strain KL-A.