title: High-quality draft genome sequence of the Opitutaceae bacterium strain TAV1, a symbiont of the wood-feeding termite Reticulitermes flavipes.
abstract: Microbial communities in the termite hindgut are essential for degrading plant material. We present the high-quality draft genome sequence of the Opitutaceae bacterium strain TAV1, the first member of the phylum Verrucomicrobia to be isolated from wood-feeding termites. The genomic analysis reveals genes coding for lignocellulosic degradation and nitrogen fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jantiya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isanapong
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Detter
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Cliff S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Brittany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huntemann
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: Miriam L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Land
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mavromatis
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pati
authors.forename: Len
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pennacchio
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitluck
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szeto
authors.forename: Roxanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woyke
authors.forename: Jorge L M
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D020049:Isoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology*; D061327:Verrucomicrobia / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins