Genome Sequence Of Pseudomonas Sp. Strain Chol1, A Model Organism For The Degradation Of Bile Salts And Other Steroid Compounds

Bacterial degradation of steroid compounds is of high ecological and biotechnological relevance. Pseudomonas sp. strain Chol1 is a model organism for studying the degradation of the steroid compound cholate. Its draft genome sequence is presented and reveals one gene cluster responsible for the metabolism of steroid compounds.