Draft Genome Sequences of Three Smithella spp. Obtained from a Methanogenic Alkane-Degrading Culture and Oil Field Produced Water

BoonFei Tan; Renata de Araújo E Silva; Trent Rozycki; Camilla Nesbø; Julia Foght

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01085-14

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Smithella spp. Obtained from a Methanogenic Alkane-Degrading Culture and Oil Field Produced Water

Genome Announc. 2014 Oct 23;2(5):e01085-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01085-14.

Authors

BoonFei Tan¹, Renata de Araújo E Silva, Trent Rozycki¹, Camilla Nesbø, Julia Foght²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada julia.foght@ualberta.ca.

Abstract

Two draft genomes affiliated with Smithella spp. were obtained from a methanogenic alkane-degrading enrichment culture by single-cell sorting and metagenome contig binning, and a third was obtained by single-cell sorting of oil field produced water. Two genomes contained putative assABC genes encoding alkylsuccinate synthase, indicating genetic potential for fumarate activation of alkanes.