In the current issue (published July 28, 2010 - August 31, 2010)

Short Genome Reports (GEBA)

Chang et al., Complete genome sequence of Acidaminococcus fermentans type strain (VR4^T)
Abt et al., Complete genome sequence of Cellulomonas flavigena type strain (134^T)
Tindall et al., Complete genome sequence of Meiothermus ruber type strain (21^T)
Sikorski et al., Complete genome sequence of Meiothermus silvanus type strain (VI-R2^T)
LaButti et al., Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces limnophilus type strain (Mü 290^T)
Sikorski et al., Complete genome sequence of Acetohalobium arabaticum type strain (Z-7288^T)
Göker et al., Complete genome sequence of Ignisphaera aggregans type strain (AQ1.S1^T)
Göker et al., Complete genome sequence of Olsenella uli type strain (VPI D76D-27C^T)
LaButti et al., Permanent draft genome sequence of Dethiosulfovibrio peptidovorans type strain (SEBR 4207^T)

Meeting Reports

Kyrpides et al., Meeting Report from the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) Workshop 8

Previous issues

Volume 2 Number 2 (published May 20 - June 30, 2010)

Short Genome Reports (GEBA)

Spring et al., Complete genome sequence of Thermosphaera aggregans type strain (M11TL^T)
Pati et al., Complete genome sequence of Brachyspira murdochii type strain (56-150^T)
Kiss et al., Complete genome sequence of Denitrovibrio acetiphilus type strain (N2460^T)
Chertkov et al., Complete genome sequence of Aminobacterium colombiense type strain (ALA-1^T)
Mavromatis et al., Complete genome sequence of Coraliomargarita akajimensis type strain (04OKA010-24^T)
Pati et al., Complete genome sequence of Arcobacter nitrofigilis type strain (CI^T)
Complete genome sequence of Archaeoglobus profundus type strain (AV18^T)
< Pati et al., Complete genome sequence of Arcobacter nitrofigilis type strain (CI^T)

White papers

Giongo et al., Two genome sequences of the same bacterial strain, Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus PAl 5, suggest a new standard in genome sequence submission

Forthcoming articles

Reeve et al., Complete genome sequence of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain WSM1325, an effective microsymbiont of annual Mediterranean clovers.
Liolios et al., Complete genome sequence of Thermobispora bispora type strain (R51^T)

Volume 2 Number 2 (published March 22 - April 30, 2010)

Short Genome Reports (GEBA)

Sikorski et al., Complete genome sequence of Sulfurospirillum deleyianum type strain (5175^T)
Ivanova et al., Complete genome sequence of Geodermatophilus obscurus type strain (G-20^T)
Tice et al., Complete genome sequence of Nakamurella multipartita type strain (Y-104^T)
Lail et al., Complete genome sequence of Spirosoma linguale type strain (1^T)
Wirth et al, Complete genome sequence of Thermocrinis albus type strain (HI 11/12^T)
Sikorski et al., Complete genome sequence of Segniliparus rotundus type strain (CDC 1076^T)
Pukall et al., Complete genome sequence of Conexibacter woesei type strain (ID131577^T)
Harmon-Smith et al., Complete genome sequence of Sebaldella termitidis type strain (NCTC 11300^T)

Standard Operating Procedures

Tannenbaum et al., The JCVI Standard Operating Procedure for Annotating Prokaryotic Metagenomic Shotgun Sequencing Data
Louie et al., Quantifying Protein Function Specificity in the Gene Ontology

Errata

Clum et al., Erratum to: Complete genome sequence of Pirellula staleyi type strain (ATCC 27377^T)

Volume 2 Number 1 (published January 24 - February 28, 2010)

Short Genome Reports (GEBA)

Foster et al., Complete genome sequence of Xylanimonas cellulosilytica type strain (XIL07^T)
Spring et al., Complete genome sequence of Desulfohalobium retbaense type strain (HR100^T)
Mavromatis et al., Complete genome sequence of Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius type strain (104-IA^T)
Pati et al., Complete genome sequence of Sphaerobacter thermophilus type strain (S 6022^T)
Ivanova et al., Complete genome sequence of Gordonia bronchialis type strain (3410^T)
Nolan et al., Complete genome sequence of Streptosporangium roseum type strain (NI 9100^T)
Reeve et al., Complete genome sequence of Medicago microsymbiont Sinorhizobium medicae strain WSM419
Reeve et al., Complete genome sequence of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain WSM2304
Gronow et al., Complete genome sequence of Veillonella parvula type strain (Te3^T)
Glavina del Rio et al., Complete genome sequence of Chitinophaga pinensis type strain (UQM 2034^T)
Ivanaova et al., Complete genome sequence of Haliangium ochraceum type strain (SMP-2^T)

Standard Operating Procedure

Snippen and Ussery, Pan-genome family trees
Auch et al., Standard operating procedure for calculating genome-to-genome distances based on high-scoring segment pairs

Research Articles

Auch et al, Calculating genome-to-genome distances based on high-scoring sequence pairs

Volume 1 Number 3 (published November 22, 2009)

Short Genome Reports (GEBA)

Anderson et al., Complete genome sequence of Halorhabdus utahensis type strain (AX-2^T)
Han et al., Complete genome sequence of Kangiella koreensis type strain (SW-125^T)
Pukall et al., Complete genome sequence of Slackia heliotrinireducens type strain (RSH 1^T)
Spring et al., Complete genome sequence of Desulfotomaculum acetoxidans type strain (5575^T)
Chovatia et al., Complete genome sequence of Thermanaerovibrio acidaminovorans type strain (Su883^T)
Pukall et al., Complete genome sequence of Jonesia denitrificans type strain (Prevot 55134^T)
Tindall et al., Complete genome sequence of Halomicrobium mukohataei type strain (arg-2^T)
Nolan et al., Complete genome sequence of Rhodothermus marinus type strain (R-10^T)
Munk et al., Complete genome sequence of Stackebrandtia nassauensis type strain (LLR-40K-21^T)
Nolan et al., Complete genome sequence of Streptobacillus moniliformis type strain (9901^T)
Clum et al., Complete genome sequence of Pirellula staleyi type strain (ATCC 27377^T)

Editorial/Commentary

Sterk, Standards and standard-compliance

Community Dialog

Field et al., Meeting Report: “Metagenomics, Metadata and Meta-analysis” (M3) Special Interest Group at ISMB 2009

Volume 1 Number 2 (published September 29, 2009)

Short Genome Reports (non-GEBA)

Anderson et al., Complete genome sequence of Staphylothermus marinus Stetter and Fiala 1986 type strain (F1^T)
Anderson et al., Complete genome sequence of Methanocorpusculum labreanum Zhao et al. 1989 type strain (Z^T)
Anderson et al., Complete genome sequence of Methanoculleus marisnigri (Romesser et al. 1981) Maestrojuan et al. 1990 type strain (JR1^T)

Short Genome Reports (GEBA)

Mavromatis et al., Complete genome sequence of Cryptobacterium curtum type strain (12-3^T)
Mavromatis et al., Complete genome sequence of Capnocytophaga ochracea type strain (VPI 2845^T)
Ivanova et al., Complete genome sequence of Sanguibacter keddieii type strain (ST-74^T)
Copeland et al., Complete genome sequence of Catenulispora acidiphila type strain (ID 139908^T)
Ivanova et al., Complete genome sequence of Leptotrichia buccalis type strain (C-1013-b^T)
Lang et al., Complete genome sequence of Dyadobacter fermentans type strain (NS114^T)
Pati et al., Complete genome sequence of Saccharomonospora viridis type strain (P101^T)
Malfatti et al., Complete genome sequence of Halogeometricum borinquense type strain (PR3^T)
Labutti et al., Complete genome sequence of Anaerococcus prevotii type strain (PC1^T)
Saunders et al., Complete genome sequence of Eggerthella lenta type strain (IPP VPI 0255^T)
Copeland et al., Complete genome sequence of Atopobium parvulum type strain (IPP 1246^T)

Research Articles

Hallin et al. GeneWiz browser: An Interactive Tool for Visualizing Sequenced Chromosomes

Volume 1 Number 1 (published July 20, 2009)

Short Genome Reports (GEBA)

Lapidus et al., Complete genome sequence of Brachybacterium faecium type strain (Schefferle 6-10^T)
Sims et al., Complete genome sequence of Kytococcus sedentarius type strain (strain 541^T)
Land et al., Complete genome sequence of Beutenbergia cavernae type strain (HKI 0122^T)
Copeland et al., Complete genome sequence of Desulfomicrobium baculatum type strain (X^T)
Clum et al., Complete genome sequence of Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans type strain (ICP^T)
Land et al., Complete genome sequence of Actinosynnema mirum type strain (101^T)
Han et al., Complete genome sequence of Pedobacter heparinus type strain (HIM 762-3^T)

Standard Operating Procedures

Mavromatis et al., The DOE-JGI Standard Operating Procedure for the Annotation of Microbial Genomes

Meeting Reports

Field et al., Meeting Reports from the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) Workshops 6 and 7
Nelson et al., Meeting Report for SIGS1: First Conference of the Standards in Genomic Sciences eJournal

White papers

Garrity et al., Studies on Monitoring and Tracking Genetic Resources: An Executive Summary

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