Complete Genome Sequence of the Hyperthermophilic, Piezophilic, Heterotrophic, and Carboxydotrophic Archaeon Thermococcus barophilus MP

Pauline Vannier (1) , Viggo Thor Marteinsson (2) , Olafur Hedinn Fridjonsson (2) , Philippe . Oger (3) , Mohamed Jebbar (1)

1 LM2E - Laboratoire de microbiologie des environnements extrêmophiles
2 Matis
3 LGL-TPE - Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement [Lyon]

Thermococcus barophilus is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic, mixed heterotrophic, and carboxydotrophic euryarchaeon isolated from the deep sea hydrothermal vent Snakepit site on the mid-Atlantic ridge at a depth of 3,550 m. T. barophilus is the first true piezophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated, having an optimal growth at 40 MPa. Here we report the complete genome sequence of strain MP, the type strain of T. barophilus. The genome data reveal a close proximity with Thermococcus sibiricus, another Thermococcus isolated from the deep biosphere and a possible connection to life in the depths

Keywords: Pressure

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

Pauline Vannier, Viggo Thor Marteinsson, Olafur Hedinn Fridjonsson, Philippe . Oger, Mohamed Jebbar. Complete Genome Sequence of the Hyperthermophilic, Piezophilic, Heterotrophic, and Carboxydotrophic Archaeon Thermococcus barophilus MP. Journal of Bacteriology, 2011, 193 (6), pp.1481-1482. ⟨10.1128/JB.01490-10⟩. ⟨insu-00683928⟩