The genomic landscape of the verrucomicrobial methanotroph Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum SolV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aerobic methanotrophs can grow in hostile volcanic environments and use methane as their sole source of energy. The discovery of three verrucomicrobial Methylacidiphilum strains has revealed diverse metabolic pathways used by these methanotrophs, including mechanisms through which methane is oxidized. The basis of a complete understanding of these processes and of how these bacteria evolved and are able to thrive in such extreme environments partially resides in the complete characterization of their genome and its architecture.

Results

In this study, we present the complete genome sequence of Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum SolV, obtained using Pacific Biosciences single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing technology. The genome assembles to a single 2.5 Mbp chro

SUBMITTER: Anvar SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4210602 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature