| Entry | T11897 |
| Org code | myce |
| Name | Mycolicibacterium sp. ELW1 |
| Annotation | yes |
| Taxonomy | TAX:3434110 |
| Lineage | Bacteria; Bacillati; Actinomycetota; Actinomycetes; Mycobacteriales; Mycobacteriaceae; Mycolicibacterium; Mycolicibacterium sp. ELW1 |
| Org group | Bacteria; Actinomycetota; Mycobacteriales |
| Brite | KEGG organisms [BR:br08601]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611] |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_050847255.1 Complete Genome) |
| Comment | Capable of catabolizing and growing aerobically on isobutylene (IB).
Isolated from the sediment of a freshwater stream in North Carolina. |
| Chromosome | Circular (GB: CP193805) |
| Plasmid | pELW1-1; Circular (GB: CP193804) |
| Statistics | Number of protein genes: 6105
Number of RNA genes: 56 |
| Created | 2026 |
| Reference | PMID: 41995308 |
| Authors | Joyce JB, Faulkner NW, Hyman MR, Miller ES |
| Title | Aerobic catabolism of isobutylene by Mycolicibacterium sp. ELW1 requires inducible, plasmid-borne ibc genes. |
| Journal | Appl Environ Microbiol e0247125 (2026)
DOI: 10.1128/aem.02471-25 |
