Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum limnia" BG20, a Low-Salinity Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaeon from the San Francisco Bay Estuary.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Mosier, Annika C.; Allen, Eric E.; Kim, Maria; Ferriera, Steven; Francis, Christopher A.
- Source
- Journal of Bacteriology. Apr2012, Vol. 194 Issue 8, p2119-2120. 2p.
- Subject
- *GENOMES
*GENETICS
*CANDIDATUS
*ARCHAEBACTERIA
*GENOMICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0021-9193
Here, we present the draft genome sequence of"Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum limnia" BG20, an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon enriched in culture from low-salinity sediments of the San Francisco Bay estuary. The genome sequence revealed many similarities to the previously sequenced genome of "Ca. Nitrosoarchaeum limnia" SFB1 (enriched from a nearby site in San Francisco Bay) and is representative of a clade of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) found in low-salinity habitats worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]