The genome sequence of the giant phototrophic gammaproteobacterium Thiospirillum jenense gives insight into its physiological properties and phylogenetic relationships

• Published in: Archives of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Imhoff, Johannes F., Meyer, Terrance E., Kyndt, John A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: Calvin; Antarc*; antarcticus
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/50295/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/50295/1/Imhoff2021_Article_TheGenomeSequenceOfTheGiantPho.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02006-7

In a conserved culture of the purple sulfur bacterium Thiospirillum jenense DSM216T, cells of this species were easily recognized by cell morphology, large-size spirilla and visible flagellar tuft. The Tsp. jenense genome is 3.22 Mb in size and has a GC content of 48.7 mol%. It was readily identifie...