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September 22, 2019

Novel haloarchaeon Natrinema thermophila having the highest growth temperature among haloarchaea with a large genome size.

Authors: Kim, Yeon Bee and Kim, Joon Yong and Song, Hye Seon and Lee, Changsu and Ahn, Seung Woo and Lee, Se Hee and Jung, Min Young and Rhee, Jin-Kyu and Kim, Juseok and Hyun, Dong-Wook and Bae, Jin-Woo and Roh, Seong Woon

Environmental temperature is one of the most important factors for the growth and survival of microorganisms. Here we describe a novel extremely halophilic archaeon (haloarchaea) designated as strain CBA1119T isolated from solar salt. Strain CBA1119T had the highest maximum and optimal growth temperatures (66?°C and 55?°C, respectively) and one of the largest genome sizes among haloarchaea (5.1?Mb). It also had the largest number of strain-specific pan-genome orthologous groups and unique pathways among members of the genus Natrinema in the class Halobacteria. A dendrogram based on the presence/absence of genes and a phylogenetic tree constructed based on OrthoANI values highlighted the particularities of strain CBA1119T as compared to other Natrinema species and other haloarchaea members. The large genome of strain CBA1119T may provide information on genes that confer tolerance to extreme environmental conditions, which may lead to the discovery of other thermophilic strains with potential applications in industrial biotechnology.

Journal: Scientific reports
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25887-7
Year: 2018

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