Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Standards in Genomic Sciences
Publication Date
Page Numbers
62 to 73
Volume
6
Issue
1
Abstract
Marinomonas mediterranea MMB-1
T
Solano & Sanchez-Amat 1999 belongs to the family
Oceanospirillaceae within the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is of interest because it is
the only species described in the genus Marinomonas to date that can synthesize melanin
pigments, which is mediated by the activity of a tyrosinase. M. mediterranea expresses other
oxidases of biotechnological interest, such as a multicopper oxidase with laccase activity and
a novel L-lysine-epsilon-oxidase. The 4,684,316 bp long genome harbors 4,228 proteincoding genes and 98 RNA genes and is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and
Archaea project.