Complete genome sequence of Rhodothermus marinus type strain (R-10T)

Matt Nolan, Brian J. Tindall, Helge Pomrenke, Alla Lapidus, Alex Copeland, Tijana Glavina Del Rio, Susan Lucas, Feng Chen, Hope Tice, Jan-Fang Cheng, Elizabeth Saunders, Cliff Han, David Bruce, Lynne Goodwin, Patrick Chain, Sam Pitluck, Amrita Pati, Natalia Ivanova, Konstantinos Mavromatis, Amy Chen, Krishna Palaniappan, Miriam Land, Loren Hauser, Yun-Juan Chang, Cynthia D. Jeffries, Thomas Brettin, Markus Göker, James Bristow, Jonathan A. Eisen, Victor Markowitz, Philip Hugenholtz, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Hans-Peter Klenk, John C. Detter

Abstract


Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1995 is the type species of the genus and is of phylogenetic interest because the Rhodothermaceae represent the deepest lineage in the phylum Bacteroidetes. R. marinus R-10T is a Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium isolated from marine hot springs off the coast of Iceland. Strain R-10T is strictly aerobic and requires slightly halophilic conditions for growth. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence, and annotation. This is the first complete genome sequence of the genus Rhodothermus, and only the second sequence from members of the family Rhodothermaceae. The 3,386,737 bp genome (including a 125 kb plasmid) with its 2914 protein-coding and 48 RNA genes is part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.

 

DOI:10.4056/sigs.42644 (published December 30, 2009)

 


Keywords


thermophile, alkaliphile, nonmotile, non-sporulating, aerobic, heterotroph, Sphingobacteriales, Rhodothermaceae

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We would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of many members of the Genomic Standards Consortium, the broader genomic science community, and those who have indicated their willingness to serve as editors, reviewers and contributors.

Funding for SIGS is provided by a grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at Michigan State University, the Michigan State University Foundation, and the US Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research DE-FG02-08ER64707.

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