Toggle Main Menu Toggle Search

Open Access padlockePrints

Genome sequence of Shimia str. SK013, a representative of the Roseobacter group isolated from marine sediment

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

Downloads

Full text for this publication is not currently held within this repository. Alternative links are provided below where available.


Abstract

Shimia strain SK013 is an aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped alphaproteobacterium affiliated with the Roseobacter group within the family Rhodobacteraceae. The strain was isolated from surface sediment (0-1 cm) of the Skagerrak at 114 m below sea level. The 4,049,808 bp genome of Shimia str. SK013 comprises 3,981 protein-coding genes and 47 RNA genes. It contains one chromosome and no extrachromosomal elements. The genome analysis revealed the presence of genes for a dimethylsulfoniopropionate lyase, demethylase and the trimethylamine methyltransferase (mttB) as well as genes for nitrate, nitrite and dimethyl sulfoxide reduction. This indicates that Shimia str. SK013 is able to switch from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism and thus is capable of aerobic and anaerobic sulfur cycling at the seafloor. Among the ability to convert other sulfur compounds it has the genetic capacity to produce climatically active dimethyl sulfide. Growth on glutamate as a sole carbon source results in formation of cell-connecting filaments, a putative phenotypic adaptation of the surface-associated strain to the environmental conditions at the seafloor. Genome analysis revealed the presence of a flagellum (fla1) and a type IV pilus biogenesis, which is speculated to be a prerequisite for biofilm formation. This is also related to genes responsible for signalling such as N-acyl homoserine lactones, as well as quip-genes responsible for quorum quenching and antibiotic biosynthesis. Pairwise similarities of 16S rRNA genes (98.56 % sequence similarity to the next relative S. haliotis) and the in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (21.20 % sequence similarity to S. haliotis) indicated Shimia str. SK013 to be considered as a new species. The genome analysis of Shimia str. SK013 offered first insights into specific physiological and phenotypic adaptation mechanisms of Roseobacter-affiliated bacteria to the benthic environment.


Publication metadata

Author(s): Kanukollu S, Voget S, Pohlner M, Vandieken V, Petersen J, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Shapiro N, Goker M, Klenk HP, Cypionka H, Engelen B

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Standards in Genomic Sciences

Year: 2016

Volume: 11

Online publication date: 12/03/2016

Acceptance date: 18/02/2016

ISSN (electronic): 1944-3277

Publisher: BioMed Central

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40793-016-0143-0

DOI: 10.1186/s40793-016-0143-0


Altmetrics

Altmetrics provided by Altmetric


Funding

Funder referenceFunder name
DE-AC02-05CH11231Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy
Transregio-SFB 51German Research Foundation (DFG)

Share