Query: NC_004113:1234048 Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1, complete genome Lineage: Thermosynechococcus elongatus; Thermosynechococcus; ; Chroococcales; Cyanobacteria; Bacteria General Information: This is a uniquely thermophilic unicellular cyanobacteria that was isolated from Beppu hot spring in Japan. It is obligately photoautotrophic. Thermosynechococcus elongatus is a thermophilic cyanobacterium. This organism is readily transformable making it useful for molecular analyses.
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General Information: This cyanobacterium was isolated from a freshwater lake in 1968 and is easily transformed by exogenous DNA. The photosynthetic apparatus is very similar to the one found in plants. This organism also exhibits phototactic movement.