title: Complete genome sequence of Haloarcula sp. CBA1115 isolated from non-purified solar salts.
abstract: Haloarcula sp. CBA1115, isolated from non-purified solar salts from South Korea, is a halophilic archaeon belonging to the family Halobacteriaceae. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of the strain Haloarcula sp. CBA1115 (4,225,046bp, with a G+C content of 61.98%), which is distributed over one chromosome and five plasmids. A comparison of the genome sequence of Haloarcula sp. CBA1115 with those of members of its closely related taxa showed that the closest neighbor is Haloarcula hispanica Y27, a popular model organism for archaeal studies. The strain was found to possess a number of genes predicted to be involved in osmo-regulatory strategies and metal regulation, suggesting that it might be useful for bioremediation in extreme environments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Seon
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Woon
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.affiliation: Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Pil Soo
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: baejw@khu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jin-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bae
mesh_terms: D019641:DNA, Archaeal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020745:Genome, Archaeal; D019613:Haloarcula / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D056910:Republic of Korea
chemical_list: D019641:DNA, Archaeal
keywords: Archaea; Complete genome; Genome sequence; Haloarcula sp.; Solar salts