Thermophilic lifestyle for an uncultured archaeon from hydrothermal vents: evidence from environmental genomics

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Mar;72(3):2268-71. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.3.2268-2271.2006.

Abstract

We present a comparative analysis of two genome fragments isolated from a diverse and widely distributed group of uncultured euryarchaea from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. The optimal activity and thermostability of a DNA polymerase predicted in one fragment were close to that of the thermophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum, providing evidence for a thermophilic way of life of this group of uncultured archaea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Archaeal / genetics
  • DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / genetics*
  • DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / metabolism
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Euryarchaeota / genetics*
  • Euryarchaeota / growth & development
  • Genomics*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Seawater / microbiology*
  • Thermoplasma / enzymology
  • Thermoplasma / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Archaeal
  • DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase