Complete Genome Sequence of the Methanococcus maripaludis Type Strain JJ (DSM 2067), a Model for Selenoprotein Synthesis in Archaea

Anja Poehlein; Daniel Heym; Vivien Quitzke; Julia Fersch; Rolf Daniel; Michael Rother

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00237-18

Complete Genome Sequence of the Methanococcus maripaludis Type Strain JJ (DSM 2067), a Model for Selenoprotein Synthesis in Archaea

Genome Announc. 2018 Apr 5;6(14):e00237-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00237-18.

Authors

Anja Poehlein¹, Daniel Heym², Vivien Quitzke², Julia Fersch², Rolf Daniel³, Michael Rother²

Affiliations

¹ Genomic and Applied Microbiology & Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany [email protected].
² Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
³ Genomic and Applied Microbiology & Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.

Abstract

Methanococcus maripaludis type strain JJ (DSM 2067) is an important organism because it serves as a model for primary energy metabolism and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis and is amenable to genetic manipulation. The complete genome (1.7 Mb) harbors 1,815 predicted protein-encoding genes, including 9 encoding selenoproteins.