Complete Genome Analysis of Rhodococcus opacus S8 Capable of Degrading Alkanes and Producing Biosurfactant Reveals Its Genetic Adaptation for Crude Oil Decomposition.

ABSTRACT: Microorganisms capable of decomposing hydrophobic substrates in cold climates are of considerable interest both in terms of studying adaptive reactions to low temperatures and in terms of their application in biotechnologies for cleaning up oil spills in a crude-oil polluted soil. The aim of this work was to investigate the genome of Rhodococcus opacus S8 and explore behavior traits of this strain grown in the presence of hexadecane. The genome size of strain S8 is 8.78 Mb, of which the chromosome size is 7.75 Mb. The S8 strain contains 2 circular plasmids of 135 kb and 105 kb and a linear plasmid with a size of 788 kb. The analysis of the genome revealed the presence of genes responsible for the degradation of alkanes and synthesis of biosurfactants. The peculiarities of morphology

SUBMITTER: Delegan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229178 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature