Raw_sequence_reads

Fragment libraries were constructed for eight species of the family Halobacteriacea, three from the genus Haloarcula (Har. californiae, Har. sinaiiensis, Har. vallismortis) and five from the genus Haloferax (Hfx. denitrificans, Hfx. mediterranei, Hfx. mucosum, Hfx. sulfurifontis, and Hfx. volcanii), and sequenced on a single GS FLX Titanium run following standard protocols (454 Life Sciences - http://454.com/). Hfx. volcanii was included as a sequencing control, as its genome had been completed previously [19]. Additionally, for Har. sinaiiensis and Hfx. mediterranei, 8 Kb pair-end libraries were constructed and the terminal 100 bp of each end was sequenced, according to standard protocols. The paired-end information and any trimming information are specified using annotation strings on the description line of the reads. Reads were assembled using the Genome Sequencer De Novo assembler (454 Life Sciences - http://www.my454.com/).