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Genome sequence of the Thermotoga thermarum type strain (LA3^T) from an African solfataric spring

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Hans-Peter Klenk

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Abstract

Thermotoga thermarum Windberger et al. 1989 is a member to the genomically well characterized genus Thermotoga in the phylum ‘Thermotogae’. T. thermarum is of interest for its origin from a continental solfataric spring vs. predominantly marine oil reservoirs of other members of the genus. The genome of strain LA3T also provides fresh data for the phylogenomic positioning of the (hyper-)thermophilic bacteria. T. thermarum strain LA3^T is the fourth sequenced genome of a type strain from the genus Thermotoga, and the sixth in the family Thermotogaceae to be formally described in a publication. Phylogenetic analyses do not reveal significant discrepancies between the current classification of the group, 16S rRNA gene data and whole-genome sequences. Nevertheless, T. thermarum significantly differs from other Thermotoga species regarding its iron-sulfur cluster synthesis, as it contains only a minimal set of the necessary proteins. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 2,039,943 bp long chromosome with its 2,015 protein-coding and 51 RNA genes is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.Keywords: anaerobic, motile, thermophilic, chemoorganotrophic, solfataric spring, outer sheath-like structure, Thermotogaceae, GEBA

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Author(s): Goker M, Spring S, Scheuner C, Anderson I, Zeytun A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Rio TGD, Cheng JF, Han C, Tapia R, Goodwin LA, Pitluck S, Liolios K, Mavromatis K, Pagani I, Ivanova N, Mikhailova N, Pati A, Chen A, Palaniappan K, Land M, Hauser L, Chang YJ, Jeffries CD, Rohde M, Detter JC, Woyke T, Bristow J, Eisen JA, Markowitz V, Hugenholtz P, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Lapidus A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Standards in Genomic Sciences

Year: 2014

Volume: 9

Issue: 3

Pages: 1105-1117

Print publication date: 15/06/2014

Online publication date: 15/05/2014

ISSN (electronic): 1944-3277

Publisher: Genomic Standards Consortium

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10456/sigs.3016383

DOI: 10456/sigs.3016383

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