Whole-genome sequencing of Paenibacillus phoenicis isolated from the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft assembly facility.
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- Academic Journal
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- Garcia A; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.; Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.; Rivera R; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.; Simpson AC; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.; Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, Washington, USA.; Singh NK; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.; Green S; Rush University Medical Center, Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility, Chicago, Illinois, USA.; Venkateswaran K; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.
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- Publisher: American Society for Microbiology Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101728794 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2576-098X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 2576098X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Microbiol Resour Announc Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
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- English
The genome of Paenibacillus phoenicis, a spore-forming bacterium isolated from the spacecraft assembly facility of the Phoenix mission, was generated via hybrid assembly by merging short and long reads. Examining this genome may shed light on strategies to minimize the risk of contaminating extraterrestrial environments with Earth-based microorganisms.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.