title: Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic Acidobacteria, Pyrinomonas methylaliphatogenes type strain K22(T).
abstract: Strain K22(T) is the type species of the recently- described genus Pyrinomonas, in subdivision 4 of the phylum Acidobacteria (Int J Syst Evol Micr. 2014; 64(1):220-7). It was isolated from geothermally-heated soil from Mt. Ngauruhoe, New Zealand, using low-nutrient medium. P. methylaliphatogenes K22(T) has a chemoheterotrophic metabolism; it can hydrolyze a limited range of simple carbohydrates and polypeptides. Its cell membrane is dominated by iso-branching fatty acids, and up to 40 % of its lipid content is membrane-spanning and ether lipids. It is obligately aerobic, thermophilic, moderately acidophilic, and non-spore-forming. The 3,788,560 bp genome of P. methylaliphatogenes K22(T) has a G + C content of 59.36 % and contains 3,189 protein-encoding and 55 non-coding RNA genes. Genomic analysis was consistent with nutritional requirements; in particular, the identified transporter classes reflect the oligotrophic nature of this strain.
authors.affiliation: GNS Science, Extremophiles Research Group, Taupō, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Kevin C Y
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA ; Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.
authors.forename: Xochitl C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: GNS Science, Extremophiles Research Group, Taupō, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Jean F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Power
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Dunfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA ; Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA USA.
authors.forename: Curtis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huttenhower
authors.affiliation: GNS Science, Extremophiles Research Group, Taupō, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stott
keywords: Acidobacteria; Geothermal; New Zealand; Pyrinomonas; Soil; Thermophile