Complete Genome Sequence of Strain BW-2, a Magnetotactic Gammaproteobacterium in the Family Ectothiorhodospiraceae , Isolated from a Brackish Spring in Death Valley, California

Corey Geurink (1) , Christopher T. Lefèvre (2) , Caroline Monteil (2) , Viviana Morillo-Lopez (1) , Fernanda Abreu (3) , Dennis A Bazylinski (1) , Denis Trubitsyn (4)

1 WGU Nevada - University of Nevada [Las Vegas]
2 MEM - Microbiologie Environnementale et Moléculaire
3 UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
4 Longwood University [Farmville]

We report the complete 4.1-Mb genome sequence of strain BW-2, a magnetotactic, sulfur-oxidizing rod, belonging to the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae of the class Gammaproteobacteria, that biomineralizes membrane-bounded magne-tite nanocrystals in its magnetosomes. This genome sequence, in comparison with those of other magnetotactic bacteria, is essential for understanding the origin and evolution of magnetotaxis and magnetosome biomineralization.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Corey Geurink, Christopher T. Lefèvre, Caroline Monteil, Viviana Morillo-Lopez, Fernanda Abreu, et al.. Complete Genome Sequence of Strain BW-2, a Magnetotactic Gammaproteobacterium in the Family Ectothiorhodospiraceae , Isolated from a Brackish Spring in Death Valley, California. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2020, 9 (1), ⟨10.1128/mra.01144-19⟩. ⟨cea-02462734⟩