title: Complete genome sequence of Hymenobacter sp. strain PAMC26554, an ionizing radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from an Antarctic lichen.
abstract: A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, red-pink in color, and UV radiation-resistant bacterium Hymenobacter sp. strain PAMC26554 was isolated from Usnea sp., an Antarctic lichen, and belongs to the class of Cytophagia and the phylum of Bacteroidetes. The complete genome of Hymenobacter sp. PAMC26554 consists of one chromosome (5,244,843bp) with two plasmids (199,990bp and 6421bp). The genomic sequence indicates that Hymenobacter sp. strain PAMC26554 possesses several genes involved in the nucleotide excision repair pathway that protects damaged DNA. This complete genome information will help us to understand its adaptation and novel survival strategy in the Antarctic extreme cold environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of BT-convergent Pharmaceutical Engineering, SunMoon University, #100, Kalsan-ri, Tangjeong-myeon, Asansi, Chungnam 31460, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Jin
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of BT-convergent Pharmaceutical Engineering, SunMoon University, #100, Kalsan-ri, Tangjeong-myeon, Asansi, Chungnam 31460, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: So-Ra
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Korea Polar Research Institute, 213-3, Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Do-Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Korea Polar Research Institute, 213-3, Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea; Polar Sciences, University of Science & Technology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: hpark@kopri.re.kr.
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, Sejong University, 98 Kunja-dong, Kwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kimyh@sejong.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Augustine Yonghwi
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000864:Antarctic Regions; D041963:Bacteroidetes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008011:Lichens / Q000382:microbiology*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: Antarctic lichen; Complete genome sequence; Hymenobacter sp. PAMC26554; Nucleotide excision repair; UV radiation resistance