Hwang C, Copeland A, Lucas S, Lapidus A, Barry K, Detter J C, Glavina Del Rio T, Hammon N, Israni S, Dalin E, Tice H, Pitluck S, Chertkov O, Brettin T, Bruce D, Han C, Schmutz J, Larimer F, Land M L, Hauser L, Kyrpides N, Mikhailova N, Ye Q, Zhou J, Richardson P, Fields M W
Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA
DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
Genome Announc. 2016 Nov 3;4(6):e01226-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01226-16.
Alkaliphilus metalliredigens strain QYMF is an anaerobic, alkaliphilic, and metal-reducing bacterium associated with phylum Firmicutes QYMF was isolated from alkaline borax leachate ponds. The genome sequence will help elucidate the role of metal-reducing microorganisms under alkaline environments, a capability that is not commonly observed in metal respiring-microorganisms.
嗜碱金属还原菌菌株QYMF是一种与厚壁菌门相关的厌氧、嗜碱且能进行金属还原的细菌。QYMF是从碱性硼砂浸出液池塘中分离出来的。该基因组序列将有助于阐明在碱性环境下金属还原微生物的作用,这种能力在进行金属呼吸的微生物中并不常见。