Complete genome sequence of Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus strain AHT2T, a haloalkaliphilic sulfidogen from Egyptian hypersaline alkaline lakes
Emily Denise Melton (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Dimitry Y. Sorokin (TU Delft - BT/Environmental Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences)
Lex Overmars (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Olga Chertkov (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Alicia Clum (Joint Genome Institute)
Manoj Pillay (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Natalia Ivanova (Joint Genome Institute)
Nicole Shapiro (Joint Genome Institute)
Nikos Kyrpides (King Abdulaziz University, Joint Genome Institute)
Tanja Woyke (Joint Genome Institute)
Alla L. Lapidus (St. Petersburg State University)
Gerard Muyzer (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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Abstract
Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus strain AHT2T is a strictly anaerobic sulfidogenic haloalkaliphile isolated from a composite sediment sample of eight hypersaline alkaline lakes in the Wadi al Natrun valley in the Egyptian Libyan Desert. D. alkaliphilus AHT2T is Gram-negative and belongs to the family Desulfobulbaceae within the Deltaproteobacteria. Here we report its genome sequence, which contains a 3.10 Mbp chromosome. D. alkaliphilus AHT2T is adapted to survive under highly alkaline and moderately saline conditions and therefore, is relevant to the biotechnology industry and life under extreme conditions. For these reasons, D. alkaliphilus AHT2T was sequenced by the DOE Joint Genome Institute as part of the Community Science Program.
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