Complete Genome Sequence of Haloarcula hispanica, a Model Haloarchaeon for Studying Genetics, Metabolism, and Virus-Host Interaction

Abstract

Haloarcula hispanica is an extremely halophilic archaeon that has an unusually low restriction barrier and is therefore significant for studying archaeal genetics, metabolism, and virus-host interactions. Here we report the complete genome sequence (3,890,005 bp) of H. hispanica strain CGMCC 1.2049, consisting of two chromosomes and one megaplasmid.