Gene database of Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A

Known to produce methane, Methanosarcina
acetivorans C2A is an archaea commonly found in deep-sea hydrothermal
vents, and trash dumps. Although unicellular, cells of M. acetivorans
could form multicellular clumps and exhibit cellular differentiation. This work
sought to provide fundamental information about the genetic repertoire of M.
acetivorans by parsing its annotated genome sequence downloaded from
GenBank. Comprising gene name, gene function, and gene sequence, the resource
should be useful for neophytes in the field of archaea microbiology to gain
initial understanding of the genetic endowment and metabolic capabilities of
this relatively less-studied microorganism.