title: Complete genome sequence of the bacteriochlorophyll a-containing Roseibacterium elongatum type strain (DSM 19469(T)), a representative of the Roseobacter group isolated from Australian coast sand.
abstract: Roseibacterium elongatum Suzuki et al. 2006 is a pink-pigmented and bacteriochlorophyll a-producing representative of the Roseobacter group within the alphaproteobacterial family Rhodobacteraceae. Representatives of the marine 'Roseobacter group' were found to be abundant in the ocean and play an important role in global and biogeochemical processes. In the present study we describe the features of R. elongatum strain OCh 323(T) together with its genome sequence and annotation. The 3,555,102 bp long genome consists of one circular chromosome with no extrachromosomal elements and is one of the smallest known Roseobacter genomes. It contains 3,540 protein-coding genes and 59 RNA genes. Genome analysis revealed the presence of a photosynthetic gene cluster, which putatively enables a photoheterotrophic lifestyle. Gene sequences associated with quorum sensing, motility, surface attachment, and thiosulfate and carbon monoxide oxidation could be detected. The genome was sequenced as part of the activities of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 51 (TRR51) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, USR3579, LBBM, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls/Mer, France ; CNRS, USR3579, LBBM, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls/Mer, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.affiliation: Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 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: 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; Rhodobacteraceae; Roseibacterium; Roseobacter group; aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis; bacteriochlorophyll a; quorum sensing