Multiple choice

In 1995, Craig Venter, Hamilton Smith, Claire Fraser and colleagues at TIGR (The Institute for Genomic Research) elucidated the first complete genome sequence of a microorganism. Which was the organism whose complete genome sequence was elucidated?

  1. Zymomonas mobilis

  2. Burkholderia pseudomallei

  3. Haemophilus influenzae

  4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Explanation

Haemophilus influenzae was the first microorganism whose genome was sequenced. In 1995, Craig Venter, Hamilton Smith, Claire Fraser and colleagues at TIGR (The Institute for Genomic Research) elucidated the first complete genome sequence of Haemophilus influenzae.

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