Genetic Potential of Dissulfurimicrobium hydrothermale, an Obligate Sulfur-Disproportionating Thermophilic Microorganism.

ABSTRACT: The biochemical pathways of anaerobic sulfur disproportionation are only partially deciphered, and the mechanisms involved in the first step of S⁰-disproportionation remain unknown. Here, we present the results of sequencing and analysis of the complete genome of Dissulfurimicrobium hydrothermale strain Sh68^T, one of two strains isolated to date known to grow exclusively by anaerobic disproportionation of inorganic sulfur compounds. Dissulfurimicrobium hydrothermale Sh68^T is a motile, thermophilic, anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic microorganism isolated from a hydrothermal pond at Uzon caldera, Kamchatka, Russia. It is able to produce energy and grow by disproportionation of elemental sulfur, sulfite and thiosulfate. Its genome consists of a c

SUBMITTER: Yvenou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8780430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature