Abstract
We present the draft genome of anammox bacterium “Candidatus Scalindua brodae,” which at 282 contigs is a major improvement over the highly fragmented genome assembly of related species “Ca. Scalindua profunda” (1,580 contigs) which was previously published.
Highlights
Anammox bacteria are major players in the global nitrogen cycle, capable of anaerobically oxidizing ammonium to dinitrogen gas, using nitrite as the electron acceptor [1]
The raw sequence data are available in DDBJ/EMBL/Genbank under accession no
Hydrazine is a key intermediate in anammox metabolism and the enzymes involved in its turnover are unique to anammox bacteria
Summary
Anammox bacteria are major players in the global nitrogen cycle, capable of anaerobically oxidizing ammonium to dinitrogen gas, using nitrite as the electron acceptor [1]. All currently known anammox bacteria form the monophyletic order Brocadiales within the phylum Planctomycetes [2]. Draft genomes of four anammox species have been reported [3,4,5,6]. Despite advances in culturing techniques, no pure culture of anammox bacteria exists.
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