Genome sequence of the filamentous, gliding Thiothrix nivea neotype strain (JP2T)
- U.S. Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
- ORNL
- DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
- HZI - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
Thiothrix nivea (Rabenhorst 1865) Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Larkin and Shinabarger 1983 is the type species of the genus Thiothrix in the family Thiotrichaceae. The species is of interest not only because of its isolated location in the yet to be genomically characterized region of the tree of life, but also because of its life-style with gliding gonidia, the multilayer sheath, rosettes, and the embedded sulfur granules. Strain JP2T is the neotype strain of the species which was first observed by Rabenhorst in 1865 and later reclassified by Winogradsky in 1888 into the then novel genus Thiothrix. This is the first completed (im- proved-high-quality-draft) genome sequence to be published of a member of the family Thio- trichaceae. The genome in its current assembly consists of 15 contigs in four scaffolds with a total of 4,691,711 bp bearing 4,542 protein-coding and 52 RNA genes and is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.
- 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:
- 1049883
- Journal Information:
- Standards in Genomic Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3; ISSN 1944-3277
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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