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Complete genome sequence of Thermovibrio ammonificans HB-1(T), a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent

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Stand Genomic Sci 7(1) , 82-90 (Oct 10 2012)

Author(s):

Giovannelli, D., Ricci, J., Perez-Rodriguez, I., Hugler, M., O'Brien, C., Keddis, R., Grosche, A., Goodwin, L., Bruce, D., Davenport, K. W., Detter, C., Han, J., Han, S., Ivanova, N., Land, M. L., Mikhailova, N., Nolan, M., Pitluck, S., Tapia, R., Woyke, T., Vetriani, C.

DOI:

10.4056/sigs.2856770

Abstract:

Thermovibrio ammonificans type strain HB-1(T) is a thermophilic (Topt: 75 degrees C), strictly anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic bacterium that was isolated from an active, high temperature deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the East Pacific Rise. This organism grows on mineral salts medium in the presence of CO2/H2, using NO3(-) or S(0) as electron acceptors, which are reduced to ammonium or hydrogen sulfide, respectively. T. ammonificans is one of only three species within the genus Thermovibrio, a member of the family Desulfurobacteriaceae, and it forms a deep branch within the phylum Aquificae. Here we report the main features of the genome of T. ammonificans strain HB-1(T) (DSM 15698(T)).

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