KEGG   Deinococcus radiodurans

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EntryT00025
Org codedra
NameDeinococcus radiodurans R1
CategoryReference genome; Type strain
Annotationyes
TaxonomyTAX: 243230
    LineageBacteria; Thermotogati; Deinococcota; Deinococci; Deinococcales; Deinococcaceae; Deinococcus; Deinococcus radiodurans
BriteKEGG organisms [BR:br08601]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611]
Data sourceGenBank (Assembly: GCA_000008565.1 Complete Genome)
BioProject: 65
CommentExtremely resistant to a number of agents and conditions that damage DNA, including ionizing and ultraviolet (UV) radiation and hydrogen peroxide.
Originally identified as a contaminant of irradiated canned meat.
Chromosome1; Circular
    SequenceGB: AE000513
    Length2648638
Chromosome2; Circular
    SequenceGB: AE001825
    Length412348
PlasmidMP1; Circular
    SequenceGB: AE001826
    Length177466
PlasmidCP1; Circular
    SequenceGB: AE001827
    Length45704
StatisticsNumber of nucleotides: 3284156
Number of protein genes: 3101
Number of RNA genes: 58
Created1999
ReferencePMID: 10567266
    AuthorsWhite O, Eisen JA, Heidelberg JF, Hickey EK, Peterson JD, Dodson RJ, Haft DH, Gwinn ML, Nelson WC, Richardson DL, et al.
    TitleGenome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1.
    JournalScience 286:1571-7 (1999)
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5444.1571