Draft genome sequence of the extremely halophilic Halorubrum sp. SAH-A6 isolated from rock salts of the Danakil depression, Ethiopia

Ashagrie Gibtan; Mingyeong Woo; Dokyung Oh; Kyounghee Park; Han-Seung Lee; Jae Hak Sohn; Dong-Woo Lee; Jung-Kue Shin; Sang-Jae Lee

doi:10.1016/j.gdata.2016.08.014

Draft genome sequence of the extremely halophilic Halorubrum sp. SAH-A6 isolated from rock salts of the Danakil depression, Ethiopia

Genom Data. 2016 Aug 30:10:30-2. doi: 10.1016/j.gdata.2016.08.014. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Authors

Ashagrie Gibtan¹, Mingyeong Woo¹, Dokyung Oh¹, Kyounghee Park¹, Han-Seung Lee¹, Jae Hak Sohn¹, Dong-Woo Lee², Jung-Kue Shin³, Sang-Jae Lee¹

Affiliations

¹ Major in Food Biotechnology and The Research Center for Extremophiles & Marine Microbiology, Silla University, Busan 46958, Republic of Korea.
² School of Applied Bioscience, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Korean Cuisine and Food Industry Research Institute, Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

The draft genome sequence of Halorubrum sp. SAH-A6, isolated from commercial rock salts of the Danakil depression, Ethiopia. The genome comprised 3,325,770 bp, with the G + C content of 68.0%. The strain has many genes which are responsible for secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism as compared to other Halorubrum archaea members. Abundant genes responsible for numerous transport systems, solute accumulation, and aromatic/sulfur decomposition were detected. The first genomic analysis encourages further research on comparative genomics, and biotechnological applications. The NCBI accession number for this genome is SAMN04278861 and ID: 4278861 and strain deposited with accession number KCTC 43215.

Keywords: Danakil depression; Ethiopia; Genome; Halorubrum sp. SAH-A6; Rock salts.