Complete Genome Sequence of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus sp Strain AM4, Capable of Organotrophic Growth and Growth at the Expense of Hydrogenogenic or Sulfidogenic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide

Philippe M. Oger (1) , Tatyana G. Sokolova (2) , Darya A. Kozhevnikova (2) , Nikolay A. Chernyh (2) , Douglas H. Bartlett (3) , Elizaveta A. Bonch-Osmolovskaya (2) , Alexander V. Lebedinsky (2)

1 LGL-TPE - Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement
2 Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology
3 Division of Marine Biology Research [La Jolla]

Analysis of the complete genome of Thermococcus sp. strain AM4, which was the first lithotrophic Thermococcales isolate described and the first archaeal isolate to exhibit a capacity for hydrogenogenic carboxydotrophy, reveals a proximity with Thermococcus gammatolerans, corresponding to close but distinct species that differ significantly in their lithotrophic capacities.

Keywords: SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENT; H-2 PRODUCTION; GAMMATOLERANS; METABOLISM

Domains: Microbiology and Parasitology

Philippe M. Oger, Tatyana G. Sokolova, Darya A. Kozhevnikova, Nikolay A. Chernyh, Douglas H. Bartlett, et al.. Complete Genome Sequence of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus sp Strain AM4, Capable of Organotrophic Growth and Growth at the Expense of Hydrogenogenic or Sulfidogenic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide. Journal of Bacteriology, 2011, 193 (24), pp.7019-7020. ⟨10.1128/JB.06259-11⟩. ⟨insu-00682014⟩