A widely distributed genus of soil Acidobacteria genomically enriched in biosynthetic gene clusters.

ABSTRACT: Bacteria of the phylum Acidobacteria are one of the most abundant groups across soil ecosystems, yet they are represented by comparatively few sequenced genomes, leaving gaps in our understanding of their metabolic diversity. Recently, genomes of Acidobacteria species with unusually large repertoires of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) were reconstructed from grassland soil metagenomes, but the degree to which species with this trait are widespread is still unknown. To investigate this, we assembled 46 metagenome-assembled genomes recovered from permanently saturated organic-rich soils of a vernal (spring) pool ecosystem in Northern California. We obtained high and medium-quality draft genomes for three novel species from Candidatus Angelobacter (a proposed subdivision 1 Acidobacterial ge

SUBMITTER: Crits-Christoph A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9723581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature