title: Complete genome sequence of the marine methyl-halide oxidizing Leisingera methylohalidivorans type strain (DSM 14336(T)), a representative of the Roseobacter clade.
abstract: Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002 emend. Vandecandelaere et al. 2008 is the type species of the genus Leisingera. The genus belongs to the Roseobacter clade (Rhodobacteraceae, Alphaproteobacteria), a widely distributed lineage in marine environments. Leisingera and particularly L. methylohalidivorans strain MB2(T) is of special interest due to its methylotrophy. Here we describe the complete genome sequence and annotation of this bacterium together with previously unreported aspects of its phenotype. The 4,650,996 bp long genome with its 4,515 protein-coding and 81 RNA genes consists of three replicons, a single chromosome and two extrachromosomal elements with sizes of 221 kb and 285 kb.
authors: Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Nora
authors: N
authors: Buddruhs
authors: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors: Olga
authors: O
authors: Chertkov
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: Anne
authors: A
authors: Fiebig
authors: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Chen
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Amrita
authors: A
authors: Pati
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: Ivanova
authors: Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia ; Algorithmic Biology Lab, St. Petersburg Academic University, St.Petersburg, Russia.
authors: Alla
authors: A
authors: Lapidus
authors: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Lynne A
authors: LA
authors: Goodwin
authors: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Chain
authors: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: John C
authors: JC
authors: Detter
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: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Tanja
authors: T
authors: Woyke
authors: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Göker
authors: Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany.
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: Brinkhoff
authors: Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Hans-Peter
authors: HP
authors: Klenk
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; Methylotrophy; Rhodobacteraceae; Roseobacter clade; aerobe; extrachromosomal elements; methyl halides