eng URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/2306 biotechnology genetic engineering The H2-oxidizing lithoautotrophic bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16 is a metabolically versatile organism capable of subsisting, in the absence of organic growth substrates, on H2 and CO2 as its sole sources of energy and carbon. R. eutropha H16 first attracted biotechnological interest nearly 50 years ago with the realization that the organism’s ability to produce and store large amounts of poly[R-(–)-3-hydroxybutyrate] and other polyesters could be harnessed to make biodegradable plastics. Here we report the complete genome sequence of the two chromosomes of R. eutropha H16. Together, chromosome 1 (4,052,032 base pairs (bp)) and chromosome 2 (2,912,490 bp) encode 6,116 putative genes. Analysis of the genome sequence offers the genetic basis for exploiting the biotechnological potential of this organism and provides insights into its remarkable metabolic versatility. 8 pp. LOMv1.0 creator LOMv1.0 Project Final Beneficiary LOMv1.0 Project Executing Organisation 2006 LOMv1.0 training LOMv1.0 higher education 18+ Digital Library of the Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning" abstract types Text Bacteria Organic growth substrates Polyester synthesis Biodegradable plastics Genome sequence Chromosomes Genomes Electrophoresis DNA Metabolism Toxin genes 423232 application/pdf http://repository.edulll.gr/edulll/bitstream/10795/2306/2/2306_Bioplastic%20Producing%20Bacteria.pdf Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Βιοχημείας και Βιοτεχνολογίας. Βιβλιογραφία διαλέξεων. Πρόγραμμα δια βίου μάθησης ΑΕΙ για την επικαιροποίηση γνώσεων αποφοίτων ΑΕΙ (ΠΕΓΑ) «Οι σύγχρονες τεχνικές βιο-ανάλυσης στην υγεία, τη γεωργία, το περιβάλλον και τη διατροφή» - Ενότητα 2. Σύγχρονες τεχνικές βιοανάλυσης στη γεωργία και το περιβάλλον URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/2306 LOMv1.0creator 2016-03-11T11:54:48Z LOMv1.0validator 2016-03-11T11:54:48Z LOMv1.0 gre no no Copyright EYD-EPEDBM (Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning")