Genome Sequence of Haloplasma contractile, an Unusual Contractile Bacterium from a Deep-Sea Anoxic Brine Lake

ABSTRACT We present the draft genome of Haloplasma contractile, isolated from a deep-sea brine and representing a new order between Firmicutesand Mollicutes. Its complex morphology with contractile protrusions might be strongly influenced by the presence of seven MreB/Mbl homologs, which appears to be the highest copy number ever reported.

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