DOI:10.4056.sigs46736 Complete genome sequence of Rhodothermus marinus type strain (R-10 T)

• Main Authors: Matt Nolan, Brian J. Tindall, Helga Pomrenke, Alla Lapidus, Alex Copel, Glavina Del Rio, Susan Lucas, Feng Chen, Hope Tice, Jan-fang Cheng, Cliff Han, David Bruce, Lynne Goodwin, Patrick Chain, Sam Pitluck, Galina Ovchinikova, Amrita Pati, Natalia Ivanova, Konstantinos Mavromatis, Amy Chen, Miriam L, Loren Hauser, Yun-juan Chang, Cynthia D, Thomas Brettin, Markus Göker, James Bristow, Jonathan A. Eisen, Philip Hugenholtz, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Hans-peter Klenk, John C
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: thermophile; alkaliphile; nonmotile; non-sporulating; aerobic; heterotroph; Sphingobacteriales; Iceland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.293.5371

Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1995 is the type species of the genus and is of phylogenetic interest because the Rhodothermaceae represent the deepest lineage in the phylum Bacteroidetes. R. marinus R-10 T is a Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium isolated from marine hot springs off the coast of Iceland. Strain R-10 T is strictly aerobic and requires slightly halophilic conditions for growth. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence, and annotation. This is the first complete genome sequence of the genus Rhodothermus, and only the second sequence from members of the family Rhodothermaceae. The 3,386,737 bp genome (including a 125 kb plasmid) with its 2914 protein-coding and 48 RNA genes is part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.