title: Complete Genome Sequence ofBacillus subtilisStrain 29R7-12, a Piezophilic Bacterium Isolated from Coal-Bearing Sediment 2.4 Kilometers below the Seafloor.
abstract: Here, we report the genome sequence ofBacillus subtilisstrain 29R7-12, a piezophilic bacterium isolated from coal-bearing sediment down to ~2.4 km below the ocean floor in the northwestern Pacific. The strain is a Gram-positive spore-forming bacterium, closely related toBacillus subtiliswithin the phylumFirmicutesThis is the first complete genome sequence of aBacillus subtilisstrain from the deep biosphere. The genome sequence will provide a valuable resource for comparative studies of microorganisms from the surface and subsurface environments.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yuli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Junwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China jfang@hpu.edu.|College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawaii Pacific University, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: Jiasong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Biodiversity Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan.
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Weicheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cui