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High-quality draft genome sequence of the Opitutaceae bacterium strain TAV1, a symbiont of the wood-feeding termite Reticulitermes flavipes

Published in:

J Bacteriol 194(10) , 2744-5 (May 2012)

Author(s):

Isanapong, J., Goodwin, L., Bruce, D., Chen, A., Detter, C., Han, J., Han, C. S., Held, B., Huntemann, M., Ivanova, N., Land, M. L., Mavromatis, K., Nolan, M., Pati, A., Pennacchio, L., Pitluck, S., Szeto, E., Tapia, R., Woyke, T., Rodrigues, J. L.

DOI:

10.1128/JB.00264-12

Abstract:

Microbial communities in the termite hindgut are essential for degrading plant material. We present the high-quality draft genome sequence of the Opitutaceae bacterium strain TAV1, the first member of the phylum Verrucomicrobia to be isolated from wood-feeding termites. The genomic analysis reveals genes coding for lignocellulosic degradation and nitrogen fixation.

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