title: Genome sequence of the Litoreibacter arenae type strain (DSM 19593(T)), a member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from sea sand.
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 19593(T), 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).
authors: UPMC Université Paris 6, UMR 7621, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France ; CNRS, UMR 7621, LOMIC, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Riedel
authors: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Fiebig
authors: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Jörn
authors: J
authors: Petersen
authors: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Gronow
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Nikos C
authors: NC
authors: Kyrpides
authors: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Göker
authors: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Hans-Peter
authors: HP
authors: Klenk
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacteraceae; Thalassobacter arenae; carbon monoxide utilization; chemoorganotrophic; halophilic; marine; mesophile; motile; rod-shaped; sea sand; sediment; strictly aerobic; sulfur oxidation; virus-like structures