title: Genome sequence of the reddish-pigmented Rubellimicrobium thermophilum type strain (DSM 16684(T)), a member of the Roseobacter clade.
abstract: Rubellimicrobium thermophilum Denner et al. 2006 is the type species of the genus Rubellimicrobium, a representative of the Roseobacter clade within the Rhodobacteraceae. Members of this clade were shown to be abundant especially in coastal and polar waters, but were also found in microbial mats and sediments. They are metabolically versatile and form a physiologically heterogeneous group within the Alphaproteobacteria. Strain C-Ivk-R2A-2(T) was isolated from colored deposits in a pulp dryer; however, its natural habitat is so far unknown. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the draft genome sequence and annotation and novel aspects of its phenotype. The 3,161,245 bp long genome contains 3,243 protein-coding and 45 RNA genes.
authors: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Fiebig
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: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Gronow
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: Hans-Peter
authors: HP
authors: Klenk
authors: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Göker
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacteraceae; Roseobacter clade; chemoheterotrophic; prophage-like structures; reddish-pigmented; rod-shaped; thermophile