Great Artesian Basin gas bore wells Genome sequencing and assembly. Bacteria

In an effort to discover novel bacterial species or novel ecotypes with potential bioremediation or biotechnological applications, bacteria were isolated from water/sediment samples taken from gas producing bore wells, some involved in coal seam gas (CSG) extraction activities. Genome sequencing of isolates using the WGS sequencing approach was conducted in an effort to elucidate functional profiles of novel isolates or identify novel functional properties of new ecotypes. This genome sequencing project is part of a larger research effort to better understand the involvement of microbial communities in the production of gas from these bore wells.