Draft Genome Sequence of an Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaeon, “Candidatus Nitrosopumilus koreensis” AR1, from Marine Sediment
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are ubiquitous in various marine environments and play important roles in the global nitrogen and carbon cycles. We here present a high-quality draft genome sequence of an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon, “Candidatus Nitrosopumilus koreensis” AR1, which was found to domina...
Published in: | Journal of Bacteriology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2012
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3510587 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23209206 https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01857-12 |
Summary: | Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are ubiquitous in various marine environments and play important roles in the global nitrogen and carbon cycles. We here present a high-quality draft genome sequence of an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon, “Candidatus Nitrosopumilus koreensis” AR1, which was found to dominate an ammonia-oxidizing enrichment culture in marine sediment off Svalbard, the Arctic Circle. Despite a significant number of nonoverlapping genes (ca. 30%), similarities of this strain to “Candidatus Nitrosopumilus maritimus” were revealed by core genes for archaeal ammonia oxidation and carbon fixation, G+C content, and extensive synteny conservation. |
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