Query: NC_004113:350059 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: Cyanothece sp. PCC 7425 was isolated from a rice field in Senegal. Unlike some other Cyanothece strains, Cyanothece 7425 appears to be an obligate autotroph. Cyanothece may prove very important in biological hydrogen production, as it is missing the uptake hydrogenase enzyme.