title: Genome sequence of the exopolysaccharide-producing Salipiger mucosus type strain (DSM 16094(T)), a moderately halophilic member of the Roseobacter clade.
abstract: Salipiger mucosus Martínez-Cànovas et al. 2004 is the type species of the genus Salipiger, a moderately halophilic and exopolysaccharide-producing representative of the Roseobacter lineage within the alphaproteobacterial family Rhodobacteraceae. Members of this family were shown to be the most abundant bacteria especially in coastal and polar waters, but were also found in microbial mats and sediments. Here we describe the features of the S. mucosus strain DSM 16094(T) together with its genome sequence and annotation. The 5,689,389-bp genome sequence consists of one chromosome and several extrachromosomal elements. It contains 5,650 protein-coding genes and 95 RNA genes. The genome of S. mucosus DSM 16094(T) was sequenced as part of the activities of the Transregional Collaborative Research Center 51 (TRR51) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, USR 3579, LBBM, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls/Mer, France ; CNRS, USR 3579, LBBM, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls/Mer, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spring
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiebig
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Jörn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nikos C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Kyrpides
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Göker
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Klenk
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; OmniLog phenotyping; Rhodobacteraceae; Roseobacter clade; aerobic; chemoheterotrophic; extrachromosomal elements; photosynthesis; rod-shaped