Draft Genome Sequence of the Novel, Moderately Thermophilic, Iron- and Sulfur-Oxidizing Firmicute Strain Y002, Isolated from an Extremely Acidic Geothermal Environment.

José Augusto BitencourtLarissa ScholteRenato OliveiraDaniel MoraisGisele NunesIvan NancucheoRafael ValadaresDavid S HolmesD Barrie JohnsonRonnie AlvesGuilherme Corrêa de Oliveira

Published in: Microbiology resource announcements (2022)

We report the draft genome sequence of the Firmicute strain Y002, a facultatively anaerobic, acidophilic bacterium that catalyzes the dissimilatory oxidation of iron and sulfur and the reduction of ferric iron. Analysis of the genome (2.9 Mb; G+C content, 46 mol%) provided insights into its ability to grow in extremely acidic geothermal environments.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
microbial community
wastewater treatment
nitric oxide
hydrogen peroxide
gene expression
risk assessment
anaerobic digestion
heavy metals