Prosthecodimorpha hirschii strain:16 Genome sequencing and assembly. Prosthecodimorpha hirschii strain:16

Bacterial cell shape plays critical roles in regulating important behaviors such as attachment to surfaces, motility, predation, and cellular differentiation; however, most studies focus on bacteria with relatively simple morphologies. Prosthecomicorbium hirschii is an outstanding candidate for studies of complex morphology generation and polymorphic cell cycles. Characterization of the P. hirschii genome will enable future studies on the generation of complex cell shapes in bacteria