Gene database of Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472

<i>Chromobacterium violaceum</i> is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium with a versatile metabolism. Commonly found in soil, the rod-shaped bacterium also synthesizes a natural violet coloured antibiotic known as violacein. But, what is perhaps most interesting of this bacterium is its ability to synthesize hydrogen cyanide from glycine. This naturally opens up biotechnological application potential such as the use of hydrogen cyanide for leaching gold from metal ores or from electronic scrap material. This work provides a gene database of <i>C. violaceum</i> ATCC 12472 through parsing its annotated genome sequence from Genbank. Comprising gene name, gene function description and gene sequence, the database should find use in a variety of biotechnology and fundamental biology studies seeking to understand the mechanistic basis of various cellular processes pertinent to this bacterium for opening up future biotechnological potential.

紫色色杆菌（Chromobacterium violaceum）是一种革兰氏阴性、兼性厌氧的代谢多功能细菌。该杆状细菌广泛分布于土壤中，同时可合成一种名为紫菌素（violacein）的天然紫色抗生素。而该菌最引人关注的特性，当属其能够以甘氨酸为底物合成氰化氢。这一特性为其带来了可观的生物技术应用潜力，例如利用氰化氢从金属矿石或电子废料中浸提黄金。本研究通过解析基因库（Genbank）中已注释的紫色色杆菌ATCC 12472基因组序列，构建了该菌的基因数据库。该数据库涵盖基因名称、基因功能描述与基因序列，可应用于各类生物技术与基础生物学研究，助力解析该菌相关细胞过程的分子机制，进而开拓其未来的生物技术应用潜力。