Draft genome sequences of Flagellimonas sp. MMG031 and Marinobacter sp. MMG032 isolated from the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium pilosum

Morgan V Farrell; Aya M Aljaber; Madison Amoruso; Wyman F Chan; Jiellen R Dael; Mathieu L De Tomas; Emily G Delavega; Jacob M Eslava; Benjamin J Holdbrook-Smith; Precilla Lee; Van Mai; Laith R Michael; Stephanie V Moreno; Jose F Quevedo; Aaron G Roberts; Jorge Villanueva; Carl Westin; Daniela M Zazueta; Nicholas J Shikuma

doi:10.1128/mra.00913-24

Draft genome sequences of Flagellimonas sp. MMG031 and Marinobacter sp. MMG032 isolated from the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium pilosum

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Dec 10:e0091324. doi: 10.1128/mra.00913-24. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Morgan V Farrell¹, Aya M Aljaber¹, Madison Amoruso¹, Wyman F Chan¹, Jiellen R Dael¹, Mathieu L De Tomas¹, Emily G Delavega¹, Jacob M Eslava¹, Benjamin J Holdbrook-Smith¹, Precilla Lee¹, Van Mai¹, Laith R Michael¹, Stephanie V Moreno¹, Jose F Quevedo¹, Aaron G Roberts¹, Jorge Villanueva¹, Carl Westin¹, Daniela M Zazueta¹, Nicholas J Shikuma¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology and Viral Information Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.

PMID: 39655918
DOI: 10.1128/mra.00913-24

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genome sequences of Flagellimonas sp. MMG031 and Marinobacter sp. MMG032, isolated from coral-associated dinoflagellate Symbiodinium pilosum, assembled and analyzed by undergraduate students participating in a Marine Microbial Genomics (MMG) course. A genomic comparison suggests MMG031 and MMG032 are novel species and a resource for restoration and biotechnology.

Keywords: coral; marine microbiology; symbiosis.