Metagenome-Assembled Genomes of Four Southern Ocean Archaea Harbor Multiple Genes Linked to Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polyhydroxybutyrate Plastic Degradation

Here, we present four archaeal metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) (three Thaumarchaeota MAGs and one Thermoplasmatota MAG) from a polar upwelling zone in the Southern Ocean. These archaea harbor putative genes encoding enzymes such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolases (PETases) and polyhy...

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Published in:Microbiology Resource Announcements
Main Authors: Akpudo, Yvonne Marvellous, Bezuidt, Oliver K., Makhalanyane, Thulani P.
Other Authors: Stedman, Kenneth M., National Research Foundation, Technology Innovation Agency
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023
Subjects:
Genetics
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Molecular Biology
Southern Ocean
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.01098-22
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/mra.01098-22
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Summary:Here, we present four archaeal metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) (three Thaumarchaeota MAGs and one Thermoplasmatota MAG) from a polar upwelling zone in the Southern Ocean. These archaea harbor putative genes encoding enzymes such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolases (PETases) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) depolymerases, which are associated with microbial degradation of PET and PHB plastics.

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