We present two standards developed by the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) for
reporting bacterial and archaeal genome sequences. Both are extensions of the Minimum …

Here we determine the complete genomic sequence of the Gram negative, γ-Proteobacterium
Vibrio cholerae El Tor N16961 to be 4,033,460 base pairs (bp). The genome consists of …

Because human activities impact the timing, location, and degree of pollutant exposure, they
play a key role in explaining exposure variation. This fact has motivated the collection of …

The development of efficient and inexpensive genome sequencing methods has revolutionized
the study of human bacterial pathogens and improved vaccine design. Unfortunately, the …

The 1,860,725-base-pair genome of Thermotoga maritima MSB8 contains 1,877 predicted
coding regions, 1,014 (54%) of which have functional assignments and 863 (46%) of which …

The 2,160,837–base pair genome sequence of an isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a
Gram-positive pathogen that causes pneumonia, bacteremia, meningitis, and otitis media, …

The 2,272,351–base pair genome of Neisseria meningitidis strain MC58 (serogroup B), a
causative agent of meningitis and septicemia, contains 2158 predicted coding regions, 1158 (…

The complete sequence of the 1,267,782 bp genome of Wolbachia pipientis wMel, an
obligate intracellular bacteria of Drosophila melanogaster , has been determined. Wolbachia, …

Bacillus anthracis is an endospore-forming bacterium that causes inhalational anthrax 1 .
Key virulence genes are found on plasmids (extra-chromosomal, circular, double-stranded …

The complete genome sequence of the radiation-resistant bacteriumDeinococcus
radiodurans R1 is composed of two chromosomes (2,648,638 and 412,348 base pairs), a …