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Title: The Mosaic Genome of Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Strain 2CP-C Suggests an Aerobic Common Ancestor to the Delta-Proteobacteria

Abstract

Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans strain 2CP-C is a versaphilic delta-Proteobacterium distributed throughout many diverse soil and sediment environments. 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis groups A. dehalogenans together with the myxobacteria, which have distinguishing characteristics including strictly aerobic metabolism, sporulation, fruiting body formation, and surface motility. Analysis of the 5.01 Mb strain 2CP-C genome substantiated that this organism is a myxobacterium but shares genotypic traits with the anaerobic majority of the delta-Proteobacteria (i.e., the Desulfuromonadales). Reflective of its respiratory versatility, strain 2CP-C possesses 68 genes coding for putative c-type cytochromes, including one gene with 40 heme binding motifs. Consistent with its relatedness to the myxobacteria, surface motility was observed in strain 2CP-C and multiple types of motility genes are present, including 28 genes for gliding, adventurous (A-) motility and 17 genes for type IV pilus-based motility (i.e., social (S-) motility) that all have homologs in Myxococcus xanthus. Although A. dehalogenans shares many metabolic traits with the anaerobic majority of the delta-Proteobacteria, strain 2CP-C grows under microaerophilic conditions and possesses detoxification systems for reactive oxygen species. Accordingly, two gene clusters coding for NADH dehydrogenase subunits and two cytochrome oxidase gene clusters in strain 2CP-C are similar to those in M. xanthus. Remarkably, strain 2CP-Cmore » possesses a third NADH dehydrogenase gene cluster and a cytochrome cbb3 oxidase gene cluster, apparently acquired through ancient horizontal gene transfer from a strictly anaerobic green sulfur bacterium. The mosaic nature of the A. dehalogenans strain 2CP-C genome suggests that the metabolically versatile, anaerobic members of the delta-Proteobacteria may have descended from aerobic ancestors with complex lifestyles.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1]
  1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
  2. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
  3. University of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States)
  4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1627347
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; DGE 0114400; 0338261
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
PLoS ONE
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; genomics; bacterial genomics; anaerobic bacteria; pathogen motility; phylogenetics; horizontal gene transfer; evolutionary genetics; genome analysis

Citation Formats

Thomas, Sara H., Wagner, Ryan D., Arakaki, Adrian K., Skolnick, Jeffrey, Kirby, John R., Shimkets, Lawrence J., Sanford, Robert A., and Löffler, Frank E. The Mosaic Genome of Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Strain 2CP-C Suggests an Aerobic Common Ancestor to the Delta-Proteobacteria. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002103.
Thomas, Sara H., Wagner, Ryan D., Arakaki, Adrian K., Skolnick, Jeffrey, Kirby, John R., Shimkets, Lawrence J., Sanford, Robert A., & Löffler, Frank E. The Mosaic Genome of Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Strain 2CP-C Suggests an Aerobic Common Ancestor to the Delta-Proteobacteria. United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002103
Thomas, Sara H., Wagner, Ryan D., Arakaki, Adrian K., Skolnick, Jeffrey, Kirby, John R., Shimkets, Lawrence J., Sanford, Robert A., and Löffler, Frank E. Wed . "The Mosaic Genome of Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Strain 2CP-C Suggests an Aerobic Common Ancestor to the Delta-Proteobacteria". United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002103. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1627347.
@article{osti_1627347,
title = {The Mosaic Genome of Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Strain 2CP-C Suggests an Aerobic Common Ancestor to the Delta-Proteobacteria},
author = {Thomas, Sara H. and Wagner, Ryan D. and Arakaki, Adrian K. and Skolnick, Jeffrey and Kirby, John R. and Shimkets, Lawrence J. and Sanford, Robert A. and Löffler, Frank E.},
abstractNote = {Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans strain 2CP-C is a versaphilic delta-Proteobacterium distributed throughout many diverse soil and sediment environments. 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis groups A. dehalogenans together with the myxobacteria, which have distinguishing characteristics including strictly aerobic metabolism, sporulation, fruiting body formation, and surface motility. Analysis of the 5.01 Mb strain 2CP-C genome substantiated that this organism is a myxobacterium but shares genotypic traits with the anaerobic majority of the delta-Proteobacteria (i.e., the Desulfuromonadales). Reflective of its respiratory versatility, strain 2CP-C possesses 68 genes coding for putative c-type cytochromes, including one gene with 40 heme binding motifs. Consistent with its relatedness to the myxobacteria, surface motility was observed in strain 2CP-C and multiple types of motility genes are present, including 28 genes for gliding, adventurous (A-) motility and 17 genes for type IV pilus-based motility (i.e., social (S-) motility) that all have homologs in Myxococcus xanthus. Although A. dehalogenans shares many metabolic traits with the anaerobic majority of the delta-Proteobacteria, strain 2CP-C grows under microaerophilic conditions and possesses detoxification systems for reactive oxygen species. Accordingly, two gene clusters coding for NADH dehydrogenase subunits and two cytochrome oxidase gene clusters in strain 2CP-C are similar to those in M. xanthus. Remarkably, strain 2CP-C possesses a third NADH dehydrogenase gene cluster and a cytochrome cbb3 oxidase gene cluster, apparently acquired through ancient horizontal gene transfer from a strictly anaerobic green sulfur bacterium. The mosaic nature of the A. dehalogenans strain 2CP-C genome suggests that the metabolically versatile, anaerobic members of the delta-Proteobacteria may have descended from aerobic ancestors with complex lifestyles.},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0002103},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
number = 5,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Wed May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}

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Cultivation-independent methods applied to the microbial prospection of oil and gas in soil from a sedimentary basin in Brazil
journal, October 2011

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Culture-independent study of bacterial communities in tropical river sediment
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An integrative overview of genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses in organohalide respiration research
journal, January 2018

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Overview of organohalide-respiring bacteria and a proposal for a classification system for reductive dehalogenases
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Evolutionary history of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase/acetyl-CoA synthase, one of the oldest enzymatic complexes
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The roles of outer membrane cytochromes of Shewanella and Geobacter in extracellular electron transfer
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In silico characterization of a novel putative aerotaxis chemosensory system in the myxobacterium, Corallococcus coralloides
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Genomic determinants of organohalide-respiration in Geobacter lovleyi, an unusual member of the Geobacteraceae
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Suppressor mutations reveal an NtrC-like response regulator, NmpR, for modulation of Type-IV Pili-dependent motility in Myxococcus xanthus
journal, October 2018


Culture-independent study of bacterial communities in tropical river sediment
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A selective force favoring increased G+C content in bacterial genes
journal, August 2012

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Unravelling the Complete Genome of Archangium gephyra DSM 2261T and Evolutionary Insights into Myxobacterial Chitinases
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The Evolution of Bacterial Genome Architecture
journal, May 2017


The regulatory action of the myxobacterial CarD/CarG complex: a bacterial enhanceosome?
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Culture-independent study of bacterial communities in tropical river sediment
journal, January 2017

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The Multiple Evolutionary Histories of Dioxygen Reductases: Implications for the Origin and Evolution of Aerobic Respiration
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Mutator genomes decay, despite sustained fitness gains, in a long-term experiment with bacteria
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Extraordinary expansion of a Sorangium cellulosum genome from an alkaline milieu
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Diversity and Evolution of Myxobacterial Type IV Pilus Systems
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MaxBin: an automated binning method to recover individual genomes from metagenomes using an expectation-maximization algorithm
journal, August 2014


Endospore-enriched sequencing approach reveals unprecedented diversity of Firmicutes in sediments: Endospore-forming enrichment
journal, June 2014

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Single-Cell Genomics Reveals a Diverse Metabolic Potential of Uncultivated Desulfatiglans-Related Deltaproteobacteria Widely Distributed in Marine Sediment
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Exemplar Abstract for Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Sanford et al. 2002.
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Extraordinary expansion of a Sorangium cellulosum genome from an alkaline milieu
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The Genome of the Fungal-Interactive Soil Bacterium Burkholderia terrae BS001—A Plethora of Outstanding Interactive Capabilities Unveiled
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Unravelling the Complete Genome of Archangium gephyra DSM 2261T and Evolutionary Insights into Myxobacterial Chitinases
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Rapid identification of high-confidence taxonomic assignments for metagenomic data
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A Highly Polymorphic Receptor Governs Many Distinct Self-Recognition Types within the Myxococcales Order
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MaxBin: an automated binning method to recover individual genomes from metagenomes using an expectation-maximization algorithm
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Suppressor mutations reveal an NtrC-like response regulator, NmpR, for modulation of Type-IV Pili-dependent motility in Myxococcus xanthus
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Comparing the Similarity of Different Groups of Bacteria to the Human Proteome
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A New Comparative-Genomics Approach for Defining Phenotype-Specific Indicators Reveals Specific Genetic Markers in Predatory Bacteria
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Effects of Genic Base Composition on Growth Rate in G+C-rich Genomes
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The Evolution of Bacterial Genome Architecture
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A Comparative Genomic Analysis of Energy Metabolism in Sulfate Reducing Bacteria and Archaea
journal, January 2011

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Diversity and Evolution of Myxobacterial Type IV Pilus Systems
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Complete genome sequence of Haliangium ochraceum type strain (SMP-2T)
journal, January 2010

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Exemplar Abstract for Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Sanford et al. 2002.
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