Complete genome sequence of the aquatic bacterium Runella slithyformis type strain (LSU 4 T )

Runella slithyformis Larkin and Williams 1978 is the type species of the genus Runella , which belongs to the Cytophagaceae , a family that was only recently classified to the order Cytophagales in the class Cytophagia . The species is of interest because it is able to grow at temperatures as low as 4°C. This is the first completed genome sequence of a member of the genus Runella and the sixth sequence from the family Cytophagaceae . The 6,919,729 bp long genome consists of a 6.6 Mbp circular genome and five circular plasmids of 38.8 to 107.0 kbp length, harboring a total of 5,974 protein-coding and 51 RNA genes and is a part of the G enomic E ncyclopedia of B acteria and A rchaea project.