Metagenome-Assembled Genome of a Putative Chemoheterotroph from Volcanic Terrain in Hawaii

O Gadson; J G Bevilacqua; C B Fishman; A S Hahn; A C McAdam; J Bleacher; S S Johnson

doi:10.1128/mra.00556-22

Metagenome-Assembled Genome of a Putative Chemoheterotroph from Volcanic Terrain in Hawaii

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2022 Nov 17;11(11):e0055622. doi: 10.1128/mra.00556-22. Epub 2022 Oct 20.

Authors

O Gadson¹, J G Bevilacqua¹, C B Fishman^{1

2}, A S Hahn³, A C McAdam⁴, J Bleacher⁵, S S Johnson^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
² Gladstone Institutes, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
³ Koonkie Inc., Menlo Park, California, USA.
⁴ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA.
⁵ NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA.
⁶ Science, Technology, and International Affairs Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.

Abstract

Here, we present the draft genome for a new putative species, Gaiellasilicea maunaloa, most closely related to Gaiella occulta, within the phylum Actinobacteria. This group contains Gram-negative, aerobic mesophilic species. This metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) contributes to knowledge of life in volcanic environments and may inform investigations of life beyond Earth.

Grants and funding

NASA | Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)