Draft genome sequences of three rhodopsin possessing Croceitalea sp. strains, isolated from the sea surface microlayer in Japan

Mako Takada; Chunqi Jiang; Youta Sugai; Masumi Hasegawa-Takano; Takayoshi Fujiwara; Yuya Tsukamoto; Yu Nakajima; Yosuke Nishimura; Susumu Yoshizawa

doi:10.1128/mra.00038-24

Draft genome sequences of three rhodopsin possessing Croceitalea sp. strains, isolated from the sea surface microlayer in Japan

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Mar 12;13(3):e0003824. doi: 10.1128/mra.00038-24. Epub 2024 Feb 16.

Authors

Mako Takada^{1

2}, Chunqi Jiang¹, Youta Sugai¹, Masumi Hasegawa-Takano³, Takayoshi Fujiwara^{1

2}, Yuya Tsukamoto¹, Yu Nakajima³, Yosuke Nishimura⁴, Susumu Yoshizawa^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
³ Institute for Extra-Cutting-Edge Science and Technology Avant-Garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
⁴ Research Center for Bioscience and Nanoscience (CeBN), Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.

Abstract

Here, we present the draft genome sequences of three Croceitalea sp. strains containing microbial rhodopsins, isolated from the Japanese coastal sea surface microlayer, which is exposed to intense sunlight. This study will contribute to the understanding of the genus Croceitalea and the diversity of microbial rhodopsins.

Keywords: Croceitalea; Flavobacteriaceae; ocean; rhodopsin.

Grants and funding

02022-4096/Japan Science Society (JSS)