Complete genome of Phenylobacterium zucineum – a novel facultative intracellular bacterium isolated from human erythroleukemia cell line K562
Abstract Background Phenylobacterium zucineum is a recently identified facultative intracellular species isolated from the human leukemia cell line K562.Unlike the known intracellular pathogens, P.zucineum maintains a stable association with its host cell without affecting the growth and morphology of the latter. Results Here, we report the whole g