Abstract
Methanococcoides methylutens, the type species of the genus Methanococcoides, is a slightly halophilic methanogenic archaeon with a methylotrophic metabolism. Here, we present the annotated draft genome sequence of M. methylutens, which comprises 2,508,511 bp with 2,482 coding sequences, 51 tRNA genes, and a G+C content of 42.5%.
Highlights
Methanococcoides methylutens, the type species of the genus Methanococcoides, is a slightly halophilic methanogenic archaeon with a methylotrophic metabolism
Together with several other strains closely related to M. methylutens, that is, MM1 [5], NaT1 [6], MO-MCD [7], AM1, DM1, NM1, PM1, and PM2 [8], Methanococcoides species have been cultivated from anoxic hypolimnion of Ace Lake and various sediment environments such as marine, mangrove, and mud volcanoes
We announce the genome sequence of M. methylutens as a basis for future comparative studies aimed at understanding the ecological niche of this genus
Summary
Methanococcoides methylutens, the type species of the genus Methanococcoides, is a slightly halophilic methanogenic archaeon with a methylotrophic metabolism. The genus Methanococcoides currently comprises four described and characterized species: M. methylutens [1], M. burtonii [2], M. alaskense [3], and M. vulcani [4]. M. methylutens is the type species of this genus that was isolated from submarine canyon sediments off the coast of southern California [1]. Together with several other strains closely related to M. methylutens, that is, MM1 [5], NaT1 [6], MO-MCD [7], AM1, DM1, NM1, PM1, and PM2 [8] (with 16S rRNA gene identities of 98% to 99%), Methanococcoides species have been cultivated from anoxic hypolimnion of Ace Lake and various sediment environments such as marine, mangrove, and mud volcanoes.
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