PRJNA484205
Halobacillus trueperi strain:SS1 Genome sequencing and assembly
Salt water lakes and mountains are spreads across Himalayas and its unique flora and fauna largely remained un-explored. Halobacillu strueperi SS1 (Acc no. KM260166) was isolated from the soil sediments of Lunsu, a salty water body in the foot hill of Himalayas (Gupta et al., 2015). Halobacillus trueperi SS1 is a strict halophile requiring at least 3.8% NaCl for growth and exhibits optimum growth at 11.6 % NaCl, and tolerates up to 26 % NaCl. It forms yellow-orange pigmented colonies, which is consistent with the color of the soil sediments of Lunsu. It grows optimally at 30°C, pH 9.0, indicating its haloalkaliphilic nature. H. trueperi SS1 is phylogenetically different from other genera of Halobacillus, including one H. truperi reported in the literature. H. truperi SS1 produces an array of halozymes, including amylase, and protease, with potential applications in industries requiring salt-tolerant enzymes (Gupta et al., 2015). H. truperi SS1 utilizes a combination of salt-in strategy and compatible solutes like proline, glycine betaine, and glutamate for survival in hypersaline conditions (Vaidya et al., 2018).