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Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome

Journal Article · · Nature Microbiology
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  1. Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Madrid (Spain); Univ. of Bremen (Germany)
  2. ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (China); Zhejiang Univ. (China); Donghai Laboratory (China); California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
  3. California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
  4. Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen (Germany); California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
  5. ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (China)
  6. Paris Cité University (France); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (France)

'Candidatus Methanophagales' (ANME-1) is an order-level clade of archaea responsible for anaerobic methane oxidation in deep-sea sediments. The diversity, ecology and evolution of ANME-1 remain poorly understood. In this study, we use metagenomics on deep-sea hydrothermal samples to expand ANME-1 diversity and uncover the effect of virus–host dynamics. Phylogenetic analyses reveal a deep-branching, thermophilic family, 'Candidatus Methanospirareceae', closely related to short-chain alkane oxidizers. Global phylogeny and near-complete genomes show that hydrogen metabolism within ANME-1 is an ancient trait that was vertically inherited but differentially lost during lineage diversification. Metagenomics also uncovered 16 undescribed virus families so far exclusively targeting ANME-1 archaea, showing unique structural and replicative signatures. The expansive ANME-1 virome contains a metabolic gene repertoire that can influence host ecology and evolution through virus-mediated gene displacement. Our results suggest an evolutionary continuum between anaerobic methane and short-chain alkane oxidizers and underscore the effects of viruses on the dynamics and evolution of methane-driven ecosystems.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; SC0020373
OSTI ID:
2470710
Journal Information:
Nature Microbiology, Journal Name: Nature Microbiology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 8; ISSN 2058-5276
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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