Genome sequence of the highly efficient arsenite-oxidizing bacterium achromobacter arsenitoxydans SY8

Abstract

We report the draft genome sequence of Achromobacter arsenitoxydans SY8, the first reported arsenite-oxidizing bacterium belonging to the genus Achromobacter and containing a genomic arsenic island, an intact type III secretion system, and multiple metal(loid) transporters. The genome may be helpful to explore the mechanisms intertwining metal(loid) resistance and pathogenicity.© 2012, American Society for Microbiology.