Sphingomonas melonis TY strain:TY Genome sequencing and assembly. Sphingomonas melonis TY strain:TY

Sphingomonas sp. TY is a nicotine-degrading microbe. Nicotine is the main alkaloid in Nicotiana and often exists in waste of tobacco product. As nicotine is an addictive substance and toxic, before a feasible treatment scheme been proposed it’s very important to investigate the nicotine metabolism in microorganism. Meanwhile, the intermediate metabolites of nicotine are important precursor of some precious medicine. Sphingomonas sp. TY can degrade nicotine efficiently, which provide an alternate choice for medicine synthesis and tobacco waste management. To clarity the nicotine metabolism of strain TY, acquiring the genome sequence will help to accelerating the research progress.aa