Draft Genome Sequence of Roseovarius sp. A-2, an Iodide-Oxidizing Bacterium Isolated from Natural Gas Brine Water, Chiba, Japan

Tri Yuliana^{1, 2}, Nobuyoshi Nakajima³, Shigeki Yamamura^{3, 4}, Masaru Tomita^{5, 6}, Haruo Suzuki^{5, 6}, Seigo Amachi^1✉

1. Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan;
2. Food Technology Department, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia;
3. Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;
4. Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;
5. Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan;
6. Systems Biology Program, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Citation:
Yuliana T, Nakajima N, Yamamura S, Tomita M, Suzuki H, Amachi S. Draft Genome Sequence of Roseovarius sp. A-2, an Iodide-Oxidizing Bacterium Isolated from Natural Gas Brine Water, Chiba, Japan. J Genomics 2017; 5:51-53. doi:10.7150/jgen.19846. Available from http://www.jgenomics.com/v05p0051.htm

Abstract

Roseovarius sp. A-2 is a heterotrophic iodide (I^-)-oxidizing bacterium isolated from iodide-rich natural gas brine water in Chiba, Japan. This strain oxidizes iodide to molecular iodine (I₂) by means of an extracellular multicopper oxidase. Here we report the draft genome sequence of strain A-2. The draft genome contained 46 tRNA genes, 1 copy of a 16S-23S-5S rRNA operon, and 4,514 protein coding DNA sequences, of which 1,207 (27%) were hypothetical proteins. The genome contained a gene encoding IoxA, a multicopper oxidase previously found to catalyze the oxidation of iodide in Iodidimonas sp. Q-1. This draft genome provides detailed insights into the metabolism and potential application of Roseovarius sp. A-2.

Keywords: Roseovarius sp. A-2, draft genome, iodide oxidation, IoxA.