Department of Life Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Biosciences Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Biomed Res Int. 2018 May 24;2018:5862437. doi: 10.1155/2018/5862437. eCollection 2018.
AK1 is a thermophile which grows between the temperatures of 45°C and 70°C. The present study is an extended genome report of AK1 along with the morphological characterization. The strain is isolated from a hot spring in Saudi Arabia (southeast of the city Gazan). It is observed that the strain AK1 is rod-shaped, motile, and strictly aerobic bacterium. The whole genome sequence resulted in 29 contigs with a total length of 5,155,092 bp. In total, 3,946 protein-coding genes and 139 RNA genes were identified. Comparison with the previously submitted strains of strains illustrates that strain AK1 has a small genome size but high GC content. The strain possesses putative genes for degradation of a wide range of substrates including polyethylene (plastic) and long-chain hydrocarbons. These genomic features may be useful for future environmental/biotechnological applications.
AK1 是一种嗜热菌，生长温度在 45°C 至 70°C 之间。本研究是对 AK1 的扩展基因组报告，同时进行了形态特征描述。该菌株是从沙特阿拉伯（盖兹安市东南部）的一处温泉中分离出来的。观察到菌株 AK1 呈杆状，可运动，是严格需氧细菌。全基因组序列由 29 个连续片段组成，总长度为 5155092bp。共鉴定出 3946 个蛋白编码基因和 139 个 RNA 基因。与之前提交的菌株比较表明，菌株 AK1 具有较小的基因组大小但较高的 GC 含量。该菌株拥有降解多种底物的潜在基因，包括聚乙烯（塑料）和长链烃。这些基因组特征可能对未来的环境/生物技术应用有用。
