Abstract
Two Thiomicrospira strains, WB1 and XS5, were isolated from the Kebrit Deep brine-seawater interface in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Here, we present the draft genome sequences of these gammaproteobacteria, which both produce sulfuric acid from thiosulfate in culture.
Highlights
The genus Thiomicrospira (Gammaproteobacteria, Thiotrichales, Piscirickettsiaceae) was first proposed by Kuenen and Veldkamp [1] to accommodate one marine bacterial species, Thiomicrospira pelophila
18 genome sequences of Thiomicrospira strains are available in NCBI GenBank
We present the genome sequences of Thiomicrospira sp. strains WB1 and XS5, which were isolated from the Kebrit Deep brine-seawater interface (24°44=N, 36°17=E) in the Red Sea at a depth of 1,465 m
Summary
The genus Thiomicrospira (Gammaproteobacteria, Thiotrichales, Piscirickettsiaceae) was first proposed by Kuenen and Veldkamp [1] to accommodate one marine bacterial species, Thiomicrospira pelophila. At the time of this writing, 11 Thiomicrospira species have validly been described, which have been isolated from seawater, intertidal mud flats, coastal sediments, deep-sea hydrothermal fumarole [2], and hypersaline lakes [3]. Thiomicrospira is widespread in marine environments and plays an important role in the sulfur cycle [4]. 18 genome sequences of Thiomicrospira strains are available in NCBI GenBank.
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