Genome Sequence of Thermotoga sp Strain RQ2, a Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Isolated from a Geothermally Heated Region of the Seafloor near Ribeira Quente, the Azores

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Journal of Bacteriology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.05923-11· OSTI ID:1033167

Swithers, Kristen S ^[1]; DiPippo, Jonathan L ^[1]; Bruce, David ^[2]; Detter, J Chris ^[3]; Tapia, Roxanne ^[2]; Han, Cliff ^[2]; Woyke, Tanja ^[3]; Pitluck, Sam ^[3]; Pennacchio, Len ^[3]; Nolan, Matt ^[3]; Mikhailova, Natalia ^[3]; Lykidis, A ^[3]; Land, Miriam L ^[4]; Stetter, Karl O ^[5]; Nelson, Karen E ^[6]; Gogarten, Peter ^[1]; Noll, Kenneth M ^[1]

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1. University of Connecticut, Storrs
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
3. U.S. Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute
4. ORNL
5. Universitat Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
6. J. Craig Venter Institute

Thermotoga sp. strain RQ2 is probably a strain of Thermotoga maritima. Its complete genome sequence allows for an examination of the extent and consequences of gene flow within Thermotoga species and strains. Thermotoga sp. RQ2 differs from T. maritima in its genes involved in myo-inositol metabolism. Its genome also encodes an apparent fructose phosphotransferase system (PTS) sugar transporter. This operon is also found in Thermotoga naphthophila strain RKU-10 but no other Thermotogales. These are the first reported PTS transporters in the Thermotogales.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Work for Others (WFO)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1033167
• Journal Information: Journal of Bacteriology, Vol. 193, Issue 20; ISSN 0021-9193
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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