title: Genome sequence of Phaeobacter caeruleus type strain (DSM 24564(T)), a surface-associated member of the marine Roseobacter clade.
abstract: In 2009 Phaeobacter caeruleus was described as a novel species affiliated with the marine Roseobacter clade, which, in turn, belongs to the class Alphaproteobacteria. The genus Phaeobacter is well known for members that produce various secondary metabolites. Here we report of putative quorum sensing systems, based on the finding of six N-acyl-homoserine lactone synthetases, and show that the blue color of P. caeruleus is probably due to the production of the secondary metabolite indigoidine. Therefore, P. caeruleus might have inhibitory effects on other bacteria. In this study the genome of the type strain DSM 24564(T) was sequenced, annotated and characterized. The 5,344,419 bp long genome with its seven plasmids contains 5,227 protein-coding genes (3,904 with a predicted function) and 108 RNA genes.
authors: Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany.
authors: Paul G
authors: PG
authors: Beyersmann
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: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
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: HZI - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Manfred
authors: M
authors: Rohde
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: Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany.
authors: Meinhard
authors: M
authors: Simon
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
authors: Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany.
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: Brinkhoff
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacteraceae; biofilm; indigoidine; motile; quorum sensing; siderophores