First insights into the genome sequence of the cellulolytic bacterium Clostridium hungatei DSM 14427

Abstract

Clostridium hungatei is an obligate anaerobic and spore-forming bacterium, which was isolated from soil. It ferments carbohydrates, such as cellulose or D-glucose. C. hungatei is able to fix nitrogen. The draft genome consists of 1 chromosome (4.902 Mb) with 4,246 predicted protein-coding genes.