Complete genome sequence of the heavy metal resistant bacterium Altererythrobacter atlanticus 26DY36(T), isolated from deep-sea sediment of the North Atlantic Mid-ocean ridge

Mar Genomics. 2015 Dec:24 Pt 3:289-92. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2015.10.004. Epub 2015 Oct 24.

Abstract

Altererythrobacter atlanticus 26DY36(T) (CGMCC 1.12411(T)=JCM 18865(T)) was isolated from the North Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge. The strain is resistant to heavy metals, such as Mn(2+) (200 mM), Co(2+) (2.0mM), Cu(2+) (1mM), Zn(2+) (1mM), Hg(2+) (0.1mM) and Cd(2+) (0.5mM). Here we describe the genome sequence and annotation, as well as the features of the organism. A. atlanticus 26DY36(T) harbors a chromosome (3,386,291 bp) and a circular plasmid (88,815 bp). The genome contains 3322 protein-coding genes (2483 with predicted functions), 47 tRNA genes and 6 rRNA genes. A. atlanticus 26DY36(T) encodes dozens of genes related to heavy metal resistance and has potential applications in the bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated environments.

Keywords: Altererythrobacter atlanticus 26DY36(T); Genome; Heavy metal resistant; The North Atlantic Ocean.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alphaproteobacteria / drug effects
  • Alphaproteobacteria / genetics*
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Chromosomes, Bacterial / genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / physiology
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Geologic Sediments / microbiology*
  • Metals, Heavy / toxicity*
  • Multigene Family
  • Plasmids / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Metals, Heavy

Associated data

  • GENBANK/CP011452
  • GENBANK/CP011453