Draft Genome Sequence of the Acidophilic, Halotolerant, and Iron/Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidihalobacter prosperus DSM 14174 (Strain V6)

Himel Nahreen Khaleque; Joshua P Ramsay; Riley J T Murphy; Anna H Kaksonen; Naomi J Boxall; Elizabeth L J Watkin

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01469-16

Draft Genome Sequence of the Acidophilic, Halotolerant, and Iron/Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidihalobacter prosperus DSM 14174 (Strain V6)

Genome Announc. 2017 Jan 19;5(3):e01469-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01469-16.

Authors

Himel Nahreen Khaleque¹, Joshua P Ramsay¹, Riley J T Murphy¹, Anna H Kaksonen², Naomi J Boxall², Elizabeth L J Watkin³

Affiliations

¹ CHIRI Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
² CSIRO Land and Water, Perth, Australia.
³ CHIRI Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia e.watkin@curtin.edu.au.

Abstract

The principal genomic features of Acidihalobacter prosperus DSM 14174 (strain V6) are presented here. This is a mesophilic, halotolerant, and iron/sulfur-oxidizing acidophile that was isolated from seawater at Vulcano, Italy. It has potential for use in biomining applications in regions where high salinity exists in the source water and ores.