Complete genome sequence of Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus strain AHT2<sup>T</sup>, a haloalkaliphilic sulfidogen from Egyptian hypersaline alkaline lakes

Journal article (2016)

Authors

Emily Denise Melton Universiteit van Amsterdam
Dimitry Y. Sorokin BT/Environmental Biotechnology - AS , Russian Academy of Sciences
Alla L. Lapidus St. Petersburg State University
Gerard Muyzer Universiteit van Amsterdam
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 Joint Genome Institute, King Abdulaziz University
Tanja Woyke Joint Genome Institute
Research Group
BT/Environmental Biotechnology (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 Emily Denise Melton, Dimitry Y. Sorokin, Lex Overmars, Olga Chertkov, Alicia Clum, Manoj Pillay, Natalia Ivanova, Nicole Shapiro, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Tanja Woyke, Alla L. Lapidus, Gerard Muyzer
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-016-0184-4
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Published Date

08-09-2016

Language

English

Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

BT/Biotechnologie

Research Group

BT/Environmental Biotechnology

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.