Complete genome sequence of Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus strain AHT2(T), a haloalkaliphilic sulfidogen from Egyptian hypersaline alkaline lakes.
Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus strain AHT2(T) is a strictly anaerobic sulfidogenic haloalkaliphile isolated from a composite sediment sample of eight hypersaline alkaline lakes in the Wadi al Natrun valley in the Egyptian Libyan Desert. D. alkaliphilus AHT2(T) is Gram-negative and belongs to the family Desulfobulbaceae within the Deltaproteobacteria. Here we report its genome sequence, which contains a 3.10 Mbp chromosome. D. alkaliphilus AHT2(T) is adapted to survive under highly alkaline and moderately saline conditions and therefore, is relevant to the biotechnology industry and life under extreme conditions. For these reasons, D. alkaliphilus AHT2(T) was sequenced by the DOE Joint Genome Institute as part of the Community Science Program.
Microbial Systems Ecology, Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Emily Denise
ED
Melton
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Centre of Biotechnology, RAS, Moscow, Russia ; Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
Dimitry Y
DY
Sorokin
Microbial Systems Ecology, Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lex
L
Overmars
Bioscience Division, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA.
Olga
O
Chertkov
Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Alicia
A
Clum
Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA.
Manoj
M
Pillay
Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Natalia
N
Ivanova
Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Nicole
N
Shapiro
Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA ; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nikos C
NC
Kyrpides
Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Tanja
T
Woyke
Center for Algorithmic Biotechnology, Institute of Translational Biomedicine, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Alla L
AL
Lapidus
Microbial Systems Ecology, Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Gerard
0000-0002-2422-0732
G
Muyzer
Deltaproteobacteria; Sediment; Soda lake; Sulfur cycle; Sulfur disproportionation