The genome of Gallaecimonas pentaromativorans strain 10A, isolated from a Pacific oyster, sheds light on an environmentally widespread genus with remarkable metabolic potential.

ABSTRACT: Bacteria in the genus Gallaecimonas are known for their ability to breakdown complex hydrocarbons, making them of particular ecological and biotechnological significance. However, few species have been isolated to date, and their ecological distribution has yet to be examined. Here, we report a novel strain of G. pentaromativorans, designated as strain 10A, which was isolated from a Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas, a.k.a. Crassostrea gigas) collected from a farm experiencing a mass mortality event in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Gallaecimonas pentaromativorans strain 10A is a rod-shaped, motile bacterium and has a circular genome of 4,322,156 bp encoding 3,928 protein-coding sequences (CDS). Phylogenetic analysis showed that strain 10A is closely related to members of G. pentaromativoran

SUBMITTER: Gouin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539734 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature