Draft Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Bathyarchaeota" Archaeon BE326-BA-RLH, an Uncultured Denitrifier and Putative Anaerobic Methanotroph from South Africa's Deep Continental Biosphere.
Rachel L HarrisMaggie C Y Lau VetterAndreia CadarDouglas H BartlettErrol CasonEsta van HeerdenTullis C OnstottPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2018)
Metagenomic sequencing of fracture fluid from South Africa recovered a nearly complete "Candidatus Bathyarchaeota" archaeon genome. The metagenome-assembled genome of BE326-BA-RLH contains genes involved in methane metabolism and dissimilatory nitrate reduction. This study presents the first genomic evidence for potential anaerobic methane oxidation in the phylum "Ca. Bathyarchaeota."