title: Complete genome sequence of a nonculturable Methanococcus maripaludis strain extracted in a metagenomic survey of petroleum reservoir fluids.
abstract: Extraction of genome sequences from metagenomic data is crucial for reconstructing the metabolism of microbial communities that cannot be mimicked in the laboratory. A complete Methanococcus maripaludis genome was generated from metagenomic data derived from a thermophilic subsurface oil reservoir. M. maripaludis is a hydrogenotrophic methanogenic species that is common in mesophilic saline environments. Comparison of the genome from the thermophilic, subsurface environment with the genome of the type species will provide insight into the adaptation of a methanogenic genome to an oil reservoir environment.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, P.O. Box 52, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia.
authors.forename: Xiaoyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Greenfield
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hendry
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Volk
authors.forename: Tara D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Sutherland
mesh_terms: D020745:Genome, Archaeal / Q000235:genetics*; D056186:Metagenomics / Q000379:methods*; D017017:Methanococcus / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010578:Petroleum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum