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Complete genome sequence of the sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotrophic Sulfurovum lithotrophicum 42BKTT
Standards in Genomic Sciences volume 12, Article number: 54 (2017)
Abstract
A sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotrophic bacterium, Sulfurovum lithotrophicum 42BKTT, isolated from hydrothermal sediments in Okinawa, Japan, has been used industrially for CO2 bio-mitigation owing to its ability to convert CO2 into C5H8NO4 − at a high rate of specific mitigation (0.42 g CO2/cell/h). The genome of S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT comprised of a single chromosome of 2217,891 bp with 2217 genes, including 2146 protein-coding genes and 54 RNA genes. Here, we present its complete genome-sequence information, including information about the genes encoding enzymes involved in CO2 fixation and sulfur oxidation.
Introduction
Epsilonproteobacteria are well-known chemolithoautotrophic bacteria found in deep-sea hydrothermal fields that play significant roles in sulfur, nitrogen, and hydrogen flux [1, 2].
Sulfurovum lithotrophicum 42BKTT is a sulfur-oxidizing member of Epsilonproteobacteria that was isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal sediments in Okinawa, Japan [3]. Strain 42BKTT is a Gram-negative, non-motile, and coccoid-to-short-rod-shaped bacterium that utilizes CO2 as a carbon source, S or S2O3 2− as electron donors, and O2 and NO3 − as electron acceptors [3, 4]. Recent studies have focused on its potential industrial applications for CO2 bio-mitigation, reporting that this strain could convert CO2 into C5H8NO4 − at a high specific mitigation rate of ~0.42 g CO2/cell/h [4].
The CO2-bio-mitigation ability of S. lithotrophicum can be improved and optimized through genetic engineering; however, the present lack of genetic knowledge of S. lithotrophicum renders the genetic engineering of this strain difficult. Here, we presented a preliminary description and the general features of S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT, along with its genome-sequence annotations and interactions with other Sulfurovum species. This information would be helpful for improving the use of chemolithoautotrophic bacteria, including Sulfurovum species, in industrial applications in CO2 bio-mitigation.
Organism information
Classification and features
A representative 16S rRNA gene of S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT was compared with that of other species using NCBI BLAST [5]. Figure 1 shows the phylogenetic tree with S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT, constructed based on the 16S rRNA sequence. This strain shared 99.1% (1393/1406 bp) and 95.1% (1312/1379) sequence identity with the 16S rRNA genes of Sulfurovum sp. NBC37–1 [6] and Sulfurovum aggregans Monchim33T, respectively.
S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT is a Gram-negative, non-motile, coccoid-to-short-rod-shaped bacterium that is 0.5–1.2 μm in length and 0.4–0.8 μm in width (Fig. 2). The 42BKTT strain is a mesophilic, facultative anaerobe that requires sea salt to grow and can use NH4Cl as a nitrogen source. Normal growth occurs at a temperature of 10–40 °C, pH of 5.0–9.0, and salinity of 5–60 g/l [3]. The basic details of its genome sequence are shown in Table 1.
Chemotaxonomic data
The major cellular fatty acids that were present in strain 42BKTT included C16: 1 (53.7%), C16: 0 (31.3%), and C18: 0 (15.0%) [3]. It did not contain C14:0, C14:1, or C18:1, whereas S. aggregans Monchim33T contains 7.7, 5.9, and 9.4%, respectively, of these fatty acids [3, 7], and Sulfurimonas autotrophica OK 10T, another chemolithoautotrophic bacteria, contains 8.4% of C14:0 and 9.4% of C18:1 [8]. S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT can fix CO2 via the reductive tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, although the gene encoding phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase is not annotated in its genome. Sulfur or S2O3 2− are oxidized by bacteria of the genus Sulfurovum ; S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT can oxidize S2− only using a sulfide-quinone reductase, whereas Sulfurovum sp. NBC37–1 oxidizes S2− using a sulfide-quinone reductase or a sulfide dehydrogenase.
Genome sequencing information
Genome project history
S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT was selected for sequencing based on its ability to convert CO2 into C5H8NO4 −, which can be industrially used for CO2 bio-mitigation. The draft sequencing and annotation were performed by ChunLab, Inc. (Seoul, Korea). The genome project was deposited in the Genomes OnLine Database [9] under the accession number Gp0118364. The complete genome sequence was also deposited in GenBank [10] under the accession number CP011308. Table 2 contains the details of the project and its association with MIGS version 2.0 compliance [11].
Growth conditions and genomic DNA preparation
S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT was grown in a 125-mL serum bottle (Wheaton Industries, Millville, NJ, USA) with 20 mL of MJ basal medium and filled with a CO2/N2 gas mixture. The bottle was incubated at 29 °C while shaking at 120 rpm (Green Shaker, Vision Scientific Co., Daejeon, Korea) [4]. Genomic DNA was isolated using a QIAmp DNA mini kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Genome sequencing and assembly
The genomic library was sequenced using an Illumina MiSeq PE 300 and PacBio 10 K with the Illumina 300-bp paired-end library (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) and the PacBio 20 K library (Pacific Biosciences, Menlo Park, CA, USA), respectively. The generated paired-end sequencing reads (total read length: 2217,891 bp) were assembled using the CLC Genomics Workbench version 7.5.1 (CLC Bio, Aarhus, Denmark) and PacBio SMRT Analysis version 2.3 (Pacific Biosciences), resulting in one contig with an average genome coverage of 852.21 × .
Genome annotation
The genome was annotated using the NCBI Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline [12], which was designed to annotate bacterial genomes. Genome annotation was performed by predicting protein-coding, rRNA, tRNA, ncRNA, and pseudo genes. Phobius [13] was used to predict signal-peptide genes, and TMHMM Server version 2.0 [14] was used to predict transmembrane helix genes [15, 16]. Protein families [17] were investigated using Pfam 29.0 [18], and GeneMarkS+ [19], which uses alignment data for gene prediction, was used as an annotation tool [20].
Genome properties
The genome of S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT comprised a single circular chromosome of 2217,891 bp with a GC content of 44.26%. Among the 2217 genes predicted, 2146 (96.80%) were protein-coding DNA sequences, 17 of which were pseudogenes. Among the CDSs, 89.66% were grouped into cluster of orthologous group functional categories. The genome contained a CRISPR array and 54 RNA genes, including 44 tRNAs, 9 rRNAs, and one ncRNA. The properties and statistics of the genome are summarized in Fig. 3 and Tables 3 and 4, 5.
Insights from the genome sequence
S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT is a sulfur-oxidizing bacterium that can fix CO2 through the reductive TCA cycle. Here, we focused on investigating its abilities for CO2 fixation and sulfur oxidation (sox), based on its genome sequence.
So far, six pathways have been associated with CO2 fixation: the Calvin-Benson-Bassham or reductive pentose pathway, the reductive TCA cycle or reverse citric acid cycle, the reductive acetyl CoA or Wood-Ljungdahl pathway, the 3-hydroxypropionate pathway or malyl CoA pathway, the 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxy-butyrate cycle, and the dicarboxylate/4-hydroxybutyrate cycle [21, 22]. Similar to the majority of Epsilonproteobacteria , S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT can also grow chemoautotrophically through its adenosine triphosphate citrate lyase, 2-oxoglutarate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, and pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase via the reductive TCA cycle [23,24,25]. We annotated these three key enzymes, as well as other relevant enzymes such as malate dehydrogenase, fumarate hydratase, fumarate reductase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, aconitate hydratase, PEP synthase, and PEP carboxylase, in the genome sequence of 42BKTT. Notably, Sulfurovum sp. NBC37–1 and Candidatus Sulfurovum sediminum AR could also assimilate CO2 via the reductive TCA cycle [6, 26].
S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT is known to oxidize or S2S O3 2− via a sox system using SoxB, SoxXA, SoxYZ, and Sox(CD)2 periplasmic proteins [27]. These enzymes catalyze the oxidation of S or S2O3 2− using horse cytochrome c as the final electron acceptor [28]. Here, we confirmed the presence of SoxA, SoxB, SoxZ, SoxY, and SoxX genes in the 42BKTT genome.
Conclusions
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing the genome sequence of S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT, which comprised a circular chromosome of 2217,891 bp (44.26% GC content) with 2217 genes, among which 2146 were CDSs, 17 were pseudogenes, and 54 were RNA genes. S. lithotrophicum 42BKTT assimilates CO2 via the reductive TCA cycle and oxidizes S or S2O3 2− via the sox system. The details of the genome sequence of this strain could provide potential strategies to enhance the industrial application of such bacteria for CO2 bio-mitigation.
Abbreviations
- CDS:
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Coding DNA sequence
- COG:
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Cluster of orthologous group
- PEP:
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Phosphoenolpyruvate
- TCA:
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Tricarboxylic acid
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This study was supported by a grant from the KRIBB Research Initiative Program, and Industrial Strategic Technology Development Program (10067772, Development of bio-glutaric acid based plasticizers) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea).
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WJ and GP performed the microbial cultivation and genomic DNA isolation. LP and HL performed the phylogenetic analysis. WJ, LP, and NL performed sequencing and data analysis. WJ, LP, and JA drafted the manuscript. DL, HK, IA, CL, HL, and JA edited the manuscript. All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Jeon, W., Priscilla, L., Park, G. et al. Complete genome sequence of the sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotrophic Sulfurovum lithotrophicum 42BKTT . Stand in Genomic Sci 12, 54 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-017-0265-z
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