Abstract
Marinithermus hydrothermalis Sako et al. 2003 is the type species of the monotypic genus Marinithermus. M. hydrothermalis T1T was the first isolate within the phylum “Thermus-Deinococcus” to exhibit optimal growth under a salinity equivalent to that of sea water and to have an absolute requirement for NaCl for growth. M. hydrothermalis T1T is of interest because it may provide a new insight into the ecological significance of the aerobic, thermophilic decomposers in the circulation of organic compounds in deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems. This is the first completed genome sequence of a member of the genus Marinithermus and the seventh sequence from the family Thermaceae. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 2,269,167 bp long genome with its 2,251 protein-coding and 59 RNA genes is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.
Highlights
Strain T1T (= DSM 14884 = JCM 11576) is the type strain of the species M. hydrothermalis, which is the type species of the monotypic genus Marinithermus [1,2]
No further isolates have been reported for M. hydrothermalis
M. hydrothermalis T1T differs from the members of the genera Oceanithermus by having a higher optimal temperature for growth and a higher oxygen tolerance [3]
Summary
Strain T1T (= DSM 14884 = JCM 11576) is the type strain of the species M. hydrothermalis, which is the type species of the monotypic genus Marinithermus [1,2]. The genus name is derived from the Latin word 'marinus' meaning 'of the sea' and the latinized Greek word 'thermos' meaning 'hot', yielding the Neo-Latin word 'Marinithermus' meaning 'an organism living in hot marine places' [1]. Latin word 'hydrothermalis' (pertaining to a hydrothermal vent) [1]. Strain T1T was isolated in November 2000 from the surface zone of a deepsea hydrothermal vent chimney at Suiyo Seamount in the Izu-Bonin Arc, Japan, at a depth of 1,385 m [1]. M. hydrothermalis was the first isolate within the phylum “Thermus-Deinococcus” that grew optimally under a salinity equivalent to that of sea water [1]
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