Complete Genome Sequencing of Thermus thermophilus Strain HC11, Isolated from Mine Geyser in Japan

Complete genome sequences of Thermus thermophilus strains isolated from Shirahama Hot Spring in Japan

We isolated six Thermus thermophilus strains from Shirahama Hot Spring in Japan. Complete genome sequences, determined by combining Oxford Nanopore long-read and Illumina short-read sequence data, revealed that they showed >99.9% average nucleotide identities with each other and approximately 97% to the genome of the type strain HB8T.

ThermusQ: Toward the cell simulation platform for Thermus thermophilus

ThermusQ is a website (https://www.thermusq.net/) that aims to gather all the molecular information on Thermus thermophilus and to provide a platform to easily access the whole view of the bacterium. ThermusQ comprises the genome sequences of 22 strains from T. thermophilus and T. oshimai strains, plus the sequences of known Thermus phages. ThermusQ also contains information and map diagrams of pathways unique to Thermus strains. The website provides tools to retrieve sequence data in different ways. By gathering the whole data of T. thermophilus strains, the strainspecific characteristics was found. This bird's-eye view of the whole data will lead the research community to identify missing important data and the integration will provide a platform to conduct future biochemical simulations of the bacterium.

Genomic attributes of thermophilic and hyperthermophilic bacteria and archaea

Thermophiles and hyperthermophiles are immensely useful in understanding the evolution of life, besides their utility in environmental and industrial biotechnology. Advancements in sequencing technologies have revolutionized the field of microbial genomics. The massive generation of data enhances the sequencing coverage multi-fold and allows to analyse the entire genomic features of microbes efficiently and accurately. The mandate of a pure isolate can also be bypassed where whole metagenome-assembled genomes and single cell-based sequencing have fulfilled the majority of the criteria to decode various attributes of microbial genomes. A boom has, therefore, been seen in analysing the extremophilic bacteria and archaea using sequence-based approaches. Due to extensive sequence analysis, it becomes easier to understand the gene flow and their evolution among the members of bacteria and archaea. For instance, sequencing unveiled that Thermotoga maritima shares around 24% of genes of archaeal origin. Comparative and functional genomics provide an analytical view to understanding the microbial diversity of thermophilic bacteria and archaea, their interactions with other microbes, their adaptations, gene flow, and evolution over time. In this review, the genomic features of thermophilic bacteria and archaea are dealt with comprehensively.

Complete Genome Resequencing of Thermus thermophilus Strain TMY by Hybrid Assembly of Long- and Short-Read Sequencing Technologies

Complete genome resequencing was conducted for Thermus thermophilus strain TMY by hybrid assembly of Oxford Nanopore Technologies long-read and MGI short-read data. Errors in the previously reported genome sequence determined by PacBio technology alone were corrected, allowing for high-quality comparative genomic analysis of closely related T. thermophilus genomes.

Complete Genome Sequences of Four Halophilic Thermus thermophilus Strains Isolated from Arima Hot Spring in Japan

We isolated four Thermus thermophilus strains from Arima Hot Spring in Japan. Complete genome sequencing revealed that they showed average nucleotide identities of ≥99.21% to each other and to strains previously isolated from the same spot, but of ≤97.86% to strains from geographically different spots in Japan, reflecting habitat-specific genomic conservation.

Complete Genome Sequences of Thermus thermophilus Strains HB5002 and HB5008, Isolated from Mine Hot Spring in Japan

We isolated Thermus thermophilus strains HB5002 and HB5008 from Mine Hot Spring in Japan. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that they showed ∼100% average nucleotide identity to each other, ≥98.53% to the T. thermophilus strains originating from the same spot, but ≤97.64% to the T. thermophilus strains from geographically different places in Japan.

We isolated Thermus thermophilus strains HB5002 and HB5008 from Mine Hot Spring in Japan. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that they showed ∼100% average nucleotide identity to each other, ≥98.53% to the T. thermophilus strains originating from the same spot but ≤97.64% to the T. thermophilus strains from geographically different places in Japan.

Complete Genome Sequence of Thermus thermophilus Strain HB5018, Isolated from Mine Hot Spring in Japan

We isolated Thermus thermophilus strain HB5018 from Mine Hot Spring in Japan, where the type strain HB8 was isolated nearly half a century ago. The complete genome sequence of HB5018 showed 99.1% average nucleotide identity with HB8, suggesting strict species conservation in the habitat over the past 50 years.

We isolated Thermus thermophilus strain HB5018 from Mine Hot Spring in Japan, where the type strain HB8 was isolated nearly half a century ago. The complete genome sequence of HB5018 showed 99.1% average nucleotide identity with HB8, suggesting strict species conservation in the habitat over the past 50 years.

Complete Genome Sequence of Geobacillus sp. Strain E55-1, Isolated from Mine Geyser in Japan

We report here the complete genome sequence of Geobacillus sp. strain E55-1, isolated from the hot sediments of Mine Geyser in Japan. This strain exhibited ∼85% average nucleotide identity and ∼98.5% 16S rRNA sequence identity with the most closely related Geobacillus species.

We report here the complete genome sequence of Geobacillus sp. strain E55-1, isolated from the hot sediments of Mine Geyser in Japan. This strain exhibited ∼85% average nucleotide identity and ∼98.5% 16S rRNA sequence identity with the most closely related Geobacillus species.