Comparative analysis reveals distinctive genomic features of Taiwan hot-spring cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus sp. TA-1.

ABSTRACT: Thermosynechococcus is a genus of thermophilic unicellular cyanobacteria that dominates microbial mats in Asian non-acidic hot springs. These cyanobacteria are the major primary producers in their ecological niches and are promising sources of thermostable enzymes for biotechnology applications. To improve our understanding of these organisms, we conducted whole-genome sequencing of a novel strain for comparative analysis with other representatives in the same genus. This newly characterized strain, Thermosynechococcus sp. TA-1, was isolated from the Taian hot springs in Taiwan. Analyses based on average nucleotide identity (ANI) and genome-scale phylogeny suggested that TA-1 and another Taiwanese strain CL-1 belong to a novel species-level taxon. Two metagenome-assembled gen

SUBMITTER: Cheng YI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403480 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature