Complete genome sequence of Methanoculleus bourgensis strain MAB1, the syntrophic partner of mesophilic acetate-oxidising bacteria (SAOB)

Abstract

Methanoculleus bourgensis strain MAB1 has been identified as the hydrogenotrophic partner of mesophilic acetate-oxidising bacteria, a syntrophic relationship operating close to the thermodynamic equilibrium and of considerable importance in ammonia-rich engineered biogas processes. Methanoculleus bourgensis strain MAB1 belongs to the order Methanomicrobiales, family Methanomicrobiaceae, within the phylum Euryarchaeota. The genome shows a total size of 2,859,299 bp encoding 3450 predicted protein-encoding genes, of which only 1472 (43 %) have been assigned tentative functions. The genome encodes further 44 tRNA genes and three rRNA genes (5S, 16S and 23S rRNA). This study presents assembling and annotation features as well as genomic traits related to ammonia tolerance and methanogenesis.

Keywords

Syntrophy; Methanogens; Methane production; Biogas process; Syntrophic acetate-oxidising bacteria

Published in

Standards in Genomic Sciences
2016, volume: 11, article number: 80
Publisher: Genomic Standards Consortium

SLU Authors

• Manzoor, Shahid

  • University of the Punjab

• Schnürer, Anna

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Bongcam Rudloff, Erik

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Müller, Bettina

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
Genetics and Breeding

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-016-0199-x

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/77564