Complete genome sequence of "Thiodictyon syntrophicum" sp. nov. strain Cad16^T, a photolithoautotrophic purple sulfur bacterium isolated from the alpine meromictic Lake Cadagno.

ABSTRACT: "Thiodictyon syntrophicum" sp. nov. strain Cad16^T is a photoautotrophic purple sulfur bacterium belonging to the family of Chromatiaceae in the class of Gammaproteobacteria. The type strain Cad16^T was isolated from the chemocline of the alpine meromictic Lake Cadagno in Switzerland. Strain Cad16^T represents a key species within this sulfur-driven bacterial ecosystem with respect to carbon fixation. The 7.74-Mbp genome of strain Cad16^T has been sequenced and annotated. It encodes 6237 predicted protein sequences and 59 RNA sequences. Phylogenetic comparison based on 16S rRNA revealed that Thiodictyon elegans strain DSM 232^T the most closely related species. Genes involved in sulfur oxidation, central carbon m

SUBMITTER: Luedin SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944118 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature