Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus urumqiensis BZ-SZ-XJ18T, a Moderately Haloalkaliphilic Bacterium Isolated from a Saline-Alkaline Lake

Ziya Liao; Chao Ren; Xiaomeng Guo; Yanchun Yan; Jun Li; Baisuo Zhao

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00460-18

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus urumqiensis BZ-SZ-XJ18^T, a Moderately Haloalkaliphilic Bacterium Isolated from a Saline-Alkaline Lake

Genome Announc. 2018 May 31;6(22):e00460-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00460-18.

Authors

Ziya Liao¹, Chao Ren¹, Xiaomeng Guo¹, Yanchun Yan¹, Jun Li², Baisuo Zhao³

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
² Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China jli@caas.ac.cn bszhao@live.com.
³ Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China jli@caas.ac.cn bszhao@live.com.

Abstract

The moderately haloalkaliphilic bacterium Bacillus urumqiensis BZ-SZ-XJ18^T was isolated from a saline-alkaline lake located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Optimum growth occurred at the total Na⁺ concentration of 1.08 M, with a broad optimum pH of 8.5 to 9.5. The draft genome consists of approximately 3.28 Mb and contains 3,228 predicted genes. A number of genes associated with adaptation strategies for osmotic balance and alkaline pH homeostasis were identified, providing pertinent insight into specific adaptations to the double-extreme environment.