Query: NC_018145:104303 Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ATCC 29191 chromosome, complete
D: 28.3189
Host Lineage: Zymomonas mobilis; Zymomonas; Sphingomonadaceae; Sphingomonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Fermenting Elaeis palm sap; Temp: Mesophile. The natural habitat of this organism includes sugar-rich plant saps where the bacterium ferments sugar to ethanol. The high conversion of sugars to ethanol makes this organism useful in industrial production systems, particularly in production of bioethanol for fuel. A recombinant strain of this bacterium is utilized for the conversion of sugars, particularly xylose, which is not utilized by another common sugar-fermenting organism such as yeast, to ethanol. Since xylose is a common breakdown product of cellulose or a waste component of the agricultural industry, it is an attractive source for ethanol production. Zymomonas mobilis was chosen for this process as it is ethanol-tolerant (up to 120 grams of ethanol per litre) and productive (5-10% more ethanol than Saccharomyces). This bacterium ferments using the Enter-Doudoroff pathway, with the result that less carbon is used in cellular biomass production and more ends up as ethanol, another factor that favors this organism for ethanol production.
Number of Neighbours: 36
Islands with an asterisk (*) contain ribosomal proteins or RNA related elements and may indicate a False Positive Prediction!
Subject Island | Subject Host Description |
Compositional Similarity |
Proposed Island Flow | Subject Island D |
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NC_018145:1089548* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ATCC 29191 chromosome, complete | 81.6023 % | Subject ←→ Query | 22.7322 |
NC_018145:50237 | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ATCC 29191 chromosome, complete | 86.152 % | Subject ←→ Query | 24.0769 |
NC_018145:683874* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ATCC 29191 chromosome, complete | 83.5202 % | Subject ←→ Query | 25.3709 |
NC_006526:256658 | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ZM4, complete genome | 75.383 % | Subject ←→ Query | 25.6303 |
NC_017262:1913302* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ATCC 10988 chromosome, complete | 84.1605 % | Subject ←→ Query | 25.9275 |
NC_006526:1303635* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ZM4, complete genome | 86.0049 % | Subject ←→ Query | 26.211 |
NC_018866:27878 | Dehalobacter sp. DCA chromosome, complete genome | 75.6189 % | Subject ←→ Query | 26.3517 |
NC_013355:1332263 | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis NCIB 11163, complete genome | 83.5938 % | Subject ←→ Query | 26.5686 |
NC_006526:1202000 | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ZM4, complete genome | 84.2157 % | Subject ←→ Query | 26.5929 |
NC_017262:959028 | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ATCC 10988 chromosome, complete | 76.1581 % | Subject ←→ Query | 27.2161 |
NC_013355:1087807* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis NCIB 11163, complete genome | 76.0723 % | Subject ←→ Query | 28.2344 |
NC_013355:105500* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis NCIB 11163, complete genome | 91.3603 % | Subject ←→ Query | 29.1472 |
NC_017262:623351* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ATCC 10988 chromosome, complete | 84.3719 % | Subject ←→ Query | 31.8296 |
NC_015577:3776295 | Treponema azotonutricium ZAS-9 chromosome, complete genome | 75.3738 % | Subject ←→ Query | 32.1958 |
NC_015709:1769806* | Zymomonas mobilis subsp. pomaceae ATCC 29192 chromosome, complete | 80.3891 % | Subject ← Query | 38.7653 |
NC_015873:380485* | Megasphaera elsdenii DSM 20460, complete genome | 75.9498 % | Subject ← Query | 39.5869 |
NC_007759:2097734* | Syntrophus aciditrophicus SB, complete genome | 75.9865 % | Subject ← Query | 40.0061 |
NC_015388:2143329* | Desulfobacca acetoxidans DSM 11109 chromosome, complete genome | 75.6893 % | Subject ← Query | 42.2577 |