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Lien YW, Amendola D, Lee KS, Bartlau N, Xu J, Furusawa G, Polz MF, Stocker R, Weiss GL, Pilhofer M. Mechanism of bacterial predation via ixotrophy. Science 2024; 386:eadp0614. [PMID: 39418385 DOI: 10.1126/science.adp0614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/17/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024]
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Ixotrophy is a contact-dependent predatory strategy of filamentous bacteria in aquatic environments for which the molecular mechanism remains unknown. We show that predator-prey contact can be established by gliding motility or extracellular assemblages we call "grappling hooks." Cryo-electron microscopy identified the grappling hooks as heptamers of a type IX secretion system substrate. After close predator-prey contact is established, cryo-electron tomography and functional assays showed that puncturing by a type VI secretion system mediated killing. Single-cell analyses with stable isotope-labeled prey revealed that prey components are taken up by the attacker. Depending on nutrient availability, insertion sequence elements toggle the activity of ixotrophy. A marine metagenomic time series shows coupled dynamics of ixotrophic bacteria and prey. We found that the mechanism of ixotrophy involves multiple cellular machineries, is conserved, and may shape microbial populations in the environment.
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- Yun-Wei Lien
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Microbial Ecology, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
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- Division of Microbial Ecology, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Genome Sequence of Vibrio sp. Strain CCB-PB317, Isolated from a Malaysian Mangrove, and Its Arsenic Resistance Mechanisms. Microbiol Resour Announc 2023; 12:e0100022. [PMID: 36598229 PMCID: PMC9872699 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01000-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Vibrio sp. strain CCB-PB317 with potential arsenic detoxification was isolated from a mangrove in Pulau Betong, Malaysia. Here, we report a draft genome sequence of strain CCB-PB317, which comprised 5,157,574 bp with a G+C content of 44.9%. The genome contains genes related to an arsenic resistance system coupled with glycolytic metabolism.
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Lau NS, Heng WL, Miswan N, Azami NA, Furusawa G. Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Genus Photobacterium Illuminate Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Associated with Antagonism. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179712. [PMID: 36077108 PMCID: PMC9456166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The genus Photobacterium is known for its ecophysiological versatility encompassing free-living, symbiotic, and pathogenic lifestyles. Photobacterium sp. CCB-ST2H9 was isolated from estuarine sediment collected at Matang Mangrove, Malaysia. In this study, the genome of CCB-ST2H9 was sequenced, and the pan-genome of 37 Photobacterium strains was analysed. Phylogeny based on core genes showed that CCB-ST2H9 clustered with P. galatheae, forming a distinct clade with P. halotolerans, P. salinisoli, and P. arenosum. The core genome of Photobacterium was conserved in housekeeping functions, while the flexible genome was well represented by environmental genes related to energy production and carbohydrate metabolism. Genomic metrics including 16S rRNA sequence similarity, average nucleotide identity, and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values were below the cut-off for species delineation, implying that CCB-ST2H9 potentially represents a new species. Genome mining revealed that biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) involved in producing antimicrobial compounds such as holomycin in CCB-ST2H9 could contribute to the antagonistic potential. Furthermore, the EtOAc extract from the culture broth of CCB-ST2H9 exhibited antagonistic activity against Vibrio spp. Intriguingly, clustering based on BGCs profiles grouped P. galatheae, P. halotolerans, P. salinisoli, P. arenosum, and CCB-ST2H9 together in the heatmap by the presence of a large number of BGCs. These BGCs-rich Photobacterium strains represent great potential for bioactive secondary metabolites production and sources for novel compounds.
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Diyana T, Furusawa G. An assimilatory sulfite reductase, CysI, negatively regulates the dormancy of Microbulbifer aggregans CCB-MM1 T. J Basic Microbiol 2021; 61:1124-1132. [PMID: 34796964 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202100198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sulfur is one of the common and essential elements of all life. Sulfate, which is a major source of sulfur, plays an important role in synthesizing sulfur-containing amino acids, such as cysteine and methionine, organic compounds essential to all living organisms. Some investigations reported that the assimilatory sulfate reduction pathway (ASRP) involved in cysteine synthesis is crucial to entering bacterial dormancy in pathogens. Our previous investigation reported that the halophilic marine bacterium, Microbulbifer aggregans CCB-MM1T , possesses an ASRP and the dissimilatory sulfate reduction pathway (DSRP). The bacterium might use DSRP to generate energy required for entering its dormant. However, the role of the ASRP in the dormancy of M. aggregans CCB-MM1T was so far unknown. In this study, we found that genes involved in ASRP were downregulated in the dormancy. The disruption of the gene encoding an assimilatory sulfite reductase, cysI, suppressed a completely dormant state under low nutrient conditions. In addition, the cysI mutant showed cell aggregation at the middle-exponential phase under high nutrient conditions, indicating that the mutation might be stimulated to enter the dormancy. The wild-type phenotype of the bacterium was recovered by the addition of cysteine. These results suggested that cysteine concentration may play an important role in inducing the dormancy of M. aggregans.
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- Tarmizi Diyana
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Amrina RA, Furusawa G, Lau NS. Saccharobesus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alginate-degrading bacterium isolated from the surface of intertidal algal turf. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34752210 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel rod-shaped, Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic and alginate-degrading marine bacterium, designated CCB-QB4T, was isolated from a surface of algal turf collected from a coastal area of Penang, Malaysia. The cells showed motility by a lateral flagellum. The rod-shaped cells formed long chains end-to-end. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CCB-QB4T showed 94.07, 92.69, 91.52 and 90.90 % sequence similarity to Algibacillus agarilyticus RQJ05T, Catenovulum maritimum Q1T, Catenovulum agarivorans YM01T and Catenovulum sediminis D2T, respectively. Strain CCB-QB4T formed a cluster with A. agarilyticus RQJ05T. Strain CCB-QB4T was catalase-negative, oxidase-positive, and degraded agar, alginate, and starch. Cell growth was observed at 15-40 °C, at pH 7.0-10.0 and in the presence of 1-6 % (w/v) NaCl and glucose. The major fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c/iso-C15 : 0 2-OH), C16 : 0 and C18 : 1 ω7c. The polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids, two unidentified glycolipids, an unidentified phospholipid and unidentified lipid. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-8. The genomic DNA G+C content was 46.7 mol%. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain CCB-BQ4T represents a novel species in a new genus, for which the name Saccharobesus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CCB-QB4T (=JCM 33513T=CCB-MBL 5008T).
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Furusawa G, Azami NA, Teh AH. Genes for degradation and utilization of uronic acid-containing polysaccharides of a marine bacterium Catenovulum sp. CCB-QB4. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10929. [PMID: 33732545 PMCID: PMC7953866 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Oligosaccharides from polysaccharides containing uronic acids are known to have many useful bioactivities. Thus, polysaccharide lyases (PLs) and glycoside hydrolases (GHs) involved in producing the oligosaccharides have attracted interest in both medical and industrial settings. The numerous polysaccharide lyases and glycoside hydrolases involved in producing the oligosaccharides were isolated from soil and marine microorganisms. Our previous report demonstrated that an agar-degrading bacterium, Catenovulum sp. CCB-QB4, isolated from a coastal area of Penang, Malaysia, possessed 183 glycoside hydrolases and 43 polysaccharide lyases in the genome. We expected that the strain might degrade and use uronic acid-containing polysaccharides as a carbon source, indicating that the strain has a potential for a source of novel genes for degrading the polysaccharides. METHODS To confirm the expectation, the QB4 cells were cultured in artificial seawater media with uronic acid-containing polysaccharides, namely alginate, pectin (and saturated galacturonate), ulvan, and gellan gum, and the growth was observed. The genes involved in degradation and utilization of uronic acid-containing polysaccharides were explored in the QB4 genome using CAZy analysis and BlastP analysis. RESULTS The QB4 cells were capable of using these polysaccharides as a carbon source, and especially, the cells exhibited a robust growth in the presence of alginate. 28 PLs and 22 GHs related to the degradation of these polysaccharides were found in the QB4 genome based on the CAZy database. Eleven polysaccharide lyases and 16 glycoside hydrolases contained lipobox motif, indicating that these enzymes play an important role in degrading the polysaccharides. Fourteen of 28 polysaccharide lyases were classified into ulvan lyase, and the QB4 genome possessed the most abundant ulvan lyase genes in the CAZy database. Besides, genes involved in uronic acid metabolisms were also present in the genome. These results were consistent with the cell growth. In the pectin metabolic pathway, the strain had genes for three different pathways. However, the growth experiment using saturated galacturonate exhibited that the strain can only use the pathway related to unsaturated galacturonate.
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- Go Furusawa
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
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Furusawa G, Diyana T, Lau NS. Metabolic strategies of dormancy of a marine bacterium Microbulbifer aggregans CCB-MM1: Its alternative electron transfer chain and sulfate-reducing pathway. Genomics 2021; 114:443-455. [PMID: 33689784 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Bacterial dormancy plays a crucial role in maintaining the functioning and diversity of microbial communities in natural environments. However, the metabolic regulations of the dormancy of bacteria in natural habitats, especially marine habitats, have remained largely unknown. A marine bacterium, Microbulbifer aggregans CCB-MM1 exhibits rod-to-coccus cell shape change during the dormant state. Therefore, to clarify the metabolic regulation of the dormancy, differential gene expression analysis based on RNA-Seq was performed between rod- (vegetative), intermediate, and coccus-shaped cells (dormancy). The RNA-Seq data revealed that one of two distinct electron transfer chains was upregulated in the dormancy. Dissimilatory sulfite reductase and soluble hydrogenase were also highly upregulated in the dormancy. In addition, induction of the dormancy of MM1 in the absence of MgSO4 was slower than that in the presence of MgSO4. These results indicate that the sulfate-reducing pathway plays an important role in entering the dormancy of MM1.
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- Go Furusawa
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 10 Persiaran Bukit Jambul, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 10 Persiaran Bukit Jambul, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 10 Persiaran Bukit Jambul, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
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Lau NS, Tan WR, Furusawa G, Amirul AAA. Complete genome sequence of the novel agarolytic Catenovulum-like strain CCB-QB4. Mar Genomics 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Draft Genome Sequence of Halophilic Hahella sp. Strain CCB-MM4, Isolated from Matang Mangrove Forest in Perak, Malaysia. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2017; 5:5/42/e01147-17. [PMID: 29051257 PMCID: PMC5646410 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01147-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hahella sp. strain CCB-MM4 is a halophilic bacterium isolated from estuarine mangrove sediment. The genome sequence of Hahella sp. CCB-MM4 provides insights into exopolysaccharide biosynthesis and the lifestyle of the bacterium thriving in a saline mangrove environment.
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Moh TH, Furusawa G, Amirul AAA. Microbulbifer aggregans sp. nov., isolated from estuarine sediment from a mangrove forest. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4089-4094. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Tsu Horng Moh
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Moh TH, Lau NS, Furusawa G, Amirul AAA. Complete genome sequence of Microbulbifer sp. CCB-MM1, a halophile isolated from Matang Mangrove Forest, Malaysia. Stand Genomic Sci 2017; 12:36. [PMID: 28694917 PMCID: PMC5501506 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-017-0248-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Microbulbifer sp. CCB-MM1 is a halophile isolated from estuarine sediment of Matang Mangrove Forest, Malaysia. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain CCB-MM1 is a potentially new species of genus Microbulbifer. Here we describe its features and present its complete genome sequence with annotation. The genome sequence is 3.86 Mb in size with GC content of 58.85%, harbouring 3313 protein coding genes and 92 RNA genes. A total of 71 genes associated with carbohydrate active enzymes were found using dbCAN. Ectoine biosynthetic genes, ectABC operon and ask_ect were detected using antiSMASH 3.0. Cell shape determination genes, mreBCD operon, rodA and rodZ were annotated, congruent with the rod-coccus cell cycle of the strain CCB-MM1. In addition, putative mreBCD operon regulatory gene, bolA was detected, which might be associated with the regulation of rod-coccus cell cycle observed from the strain.
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- Tsu Horng Moh
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11900 Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11900 Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11900 Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11900 Penang, Malaysia.,School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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Lau NS, Sam KK, Amirul AAA. Genome features of moderately halophilic polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Yangia sp. CCB-MM3. Stand Genomic Sci 2017; 12:12. [PMID: 28138356 PMCID: PMC5259889 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-017-0232-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Yangia sp. CCB-MM3 was one of several halophilic bacteria isolated from soil sediment in the estuarine Matang Mangrove, Malaysia. So far, no member from the genus Yangia, a member of the Rhodobacteraceae family, has been reported sequenced. In the current study, we present the first complete genome sequence of Yangia sp. strain CCB-MM3. The genome includes two chromosomes and five plasmids with a total length of 5,522,061 bp and an average GC content of 65%. Since a different strain of Yangia sp. (ND199) was reported to produce a polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer, the ability for this production was tested in vitro and confirmed for strain CCB-MM3. Analysis of its genome sequence confirmed presence of a pathway for production of propionyl-CoA and gene cluster for PHA production in the sequenced strain. The genome sequence described will be a useful resource for understanding the physiology and metabolic potential of Yangia as well as for comparative genomic analysis with other Rhodobacteraceae.
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- Nyok-Sean Lau
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, 11900 Penang Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, 11900 Penang Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, 11900 Penang Malaysia.,School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800 Penang Malaysia
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Furusawa G, Lau NS, Suganthi A, Amirul AAA. Agarolytic bacterium Persicobacter sp. CCB-QB2 exhibited a diauxic growth involving galactose utilization pathway. Microbiologyopen 2016; 6. [PMID: 27987272 PMCID: PMC5300873 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The agarolytic bacterium Persicobacter sp. CCB‐QB2 was isolated from seaweed (genus Ulva) collected from a coastal area of Malaysia. Here, we report a high‐quality draft genome sequence for QB2. The Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology (RAST) annotation server identified four β‐agarases (PdAgaA, PdAgaB, PdAgaC, and PdAgaD) as well as galK, galE, and phosphoglucomutase, which are related to the Leloir pathway. Interestingly, QB2 exhibited a diauxic growth in the presence of two kinds of nutrients, such as tryptone and agar. In cells grown with agar, the profiles of agarase activity and growth rate were very similar. galK, galE, and phosphoglucomutase genes were highly expressed in the second growth phase of diauxic growth, indicating that QB2 cells use galactose hydrolyzed from agar by its agarases and exhibit nutrient prioritization. This is the first report describing diauxic growth for agarolytic bacteria. QB2 is a potential novel model organism for studying diauxic growth in environmental bacteria.
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- Go Furusawa
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia.,Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia.,School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia
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Tian Y, Li YH. Comparative analysis of bacteria associated with different mosses by 16S rRNA and 16S rDNA sequencing. J Basic Microbiol 2016; 57:57-67. [PMID: 27515736 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201600358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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To understand the differences of the bacteria associated with different mosses, a phylogenetic study of bacterial communities in three mosses was carried out based on 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA sequencing. The mosses used were Hygroamblystegium noterophilum, Entodon compressus and Grimmia montana, representing hygrophyte, shady plant and xerophyte, respectively. In total, the operational taxonomic units (OTUs), richness and diversity were different regardless of the moss species and the library level. All the examined 1183 clones were assigned to 248 OTUs, 56 genera were assigned in rDNA libraries and 23 genera were determined at the rRNA level. Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were considered as the most dominant phyla in all the libraries, whereas abundant Actinobacteria and Acidobacteria were detected in the rDNA library of Entodon compressus and approximately 24.7% clones were assigned to Candidate division TM7 in Grimmia montana at rRNA level. The heatmap showed the bacterial profiles derived from rRNA and rDNA were partly overlapping. However, the principle component analysis of all the profiles derived from rDNA showed sharper differences between the different mosses than that of rRNA-based profiles. This suggests that the metabolically active bacterial compositions in different mosses were more phylogenetically similar and the differences of the bacteria associated with different mosses were mainly detected at the rDNA level. Obtained results clearly demonstrate that combination of 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA sequencing is preferred approach to have a good understanding on the constitution of the microbial communities in mosses.
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- Yang Tian
- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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Comparative genome analyses of novel Mangrovimonas -like strains isolated from estuarine mangrove sediments reveal xylan and arabinan utilization genes. Mar Genomics 2016; 25:115-121. [DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2015.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Furusawa G, Hartzell PL, Navaratnam V. Calcium is required for ixotrophy of Aureispira sp. CCB-QB1. Microbiology (Reading) 2015; 161:1933-1941. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Go Furusawa
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 10 Persiaran Bukit Jambul, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3051, USA
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 10 Persiaran Bukit Jambul, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
- Centre for Drug Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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