Abstract
Litoreibacter arenae Kim et al. 2012 is a member of the genomically well-characterized Rhodobacteraceae clade within the Roseobacter clade. Representatives of this clade are known to be metabolically versatile and involved in marine carbon-producing and biogeochemical processes. They form a physiologically heterogeneous group of Alphaproteobacteria and were mostly found in coastal or polar waters, especially in symbiosis with algae, in microbial mats, in sediments or together with invertebrates and vertebrates. Here we describe the features of L. arenae DSM 19593T, including novel aspects of its phenotype, together with the draft genome sequence and annotation. The 3,690,113 bp long genome consists of 17 scaffolds with 3,601 protein-coding and 56 RNA genes. This genome was sequenced as part of the activities of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 51 funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Highlights
Strain GA2-M15T (= DSM 19593 = KACC 12675) is the type strain of the species Litoreibacter arenae [1,2]
This alphaproteobacterial genus is related to the genera Jannaschia, Octadecabacter and Thalassobius [1]
Strain GA2M15T was isolated from a sea-sand sample from the coast of Homi Cape, Pohang City, South Korea as Thalassobacter arenae [1], which was later on reclassified into Litoreibacter arenae [2]
Summary
Strain GA2-M15T (= DSM 19593 = KACC 12675) is the type strain of the species Litoreibacter arenae [1,2]. The genus Litoreibacter is a member of the highly abundant marine Roseobacter lineage, which plays an important role in the global carbon and sulfur cycles, and for the climate on Earth. This alphaproteobacterial genus is related to the genera Jannaschia, Octadecabacter and Thalassobius [1]. We present a summary classification and a set of features for L. arenae DSM 19593T, including novel aspects of its phenotype, together with the description of the genomic sequencing and annotation
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