Identification and functional study of an iif2 gene cluster for indole degradation in Burkholderia sp. IDO3

Burkholderia sp. IDO3 is an indole-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge. A previous genomic clone library assay identified an iif1 gene cluster for indole metabolism in strain IDO3. To further explore the underlying indole degradation mechanisms, the complete genome of strain IDO3 was sequenced (8,003,806 bp). The genome contained three circular chromosomes and one plasmid, and 7550 genes were predicted. Interestingly, in addition …