Gene database for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common soil bacterium with a versatile metabolism capable of degrading many organic compounds. More importantly, P. aeruginosa is recognized as an important opportunistic pathogen of humans. This contribution describes a gene database comprising the names and gene sequences of all genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (Genbank accession number: NCBI Reference Sequence: NC_002516.2). Annotated genome file was downloaded from Genbank and parsed by an in-house MATLAB software to yield a database comprising gene names and gene sequences. Overall, the gene database of P. aeruginosa PAO1 should find use in applications investigating the multi-faceted biology and biotechnology applications of this Gram-negative bacterium. Note that many genes in the species remain unannotated and lack a three letter abbreviated gene name.