Genome

Archaeoglobus fulgidus Thermophilic sulfate-reducing archaeon Lineage: Archaea[2267]; Euryarchaeota[1038]; Archaeoglobi[19]; Archaeoglobales[15]; Archaeoglobaceae[13]; Archaeoglobus[6]; Archaeoglobus fulgidus[1]

Archaeoglobus fulgidus. This bacterium is the first sulfur-metabolizing organism to have its genome sequence determined. Growth by sulfate reduction is restricted to relatively few groups of prokaryotes; all but one of these are Eubacteria, the exception being the archaeal sulfate reducers in the Archaeoglobales. These organisms are unique More...in that they are only distantly related to other bacterial sulfate reducers, and because they can grow at extremely high temperatures. The known Archaeoglobales are strict anaerobes, most of which are hyperthermophilic marine sulfate reducers found in hydrothermal environments. High-temperature sulfate reduction by Archaeoglobus species contributes to deep subsurface oil-well 'souring' by iron sulfide, which causes corrosion of iron and steel in oil-and gas-processing systems. Less...

Summary Sequence data:  genome assemblies: 5  (See  Genome Assembly and Annotation report) Statistics:  median total length (Mb): 2.03757  median protein count: 2450  median GC%: 48.6 Publications (limited to 20 most recent records) Genome-Resolved Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Roles for Candidate Phyla and Other Microbial Community Members in Biogeochemical Transformations in Oil Reservoirs. Hu P, et al. mBio 2016 Jan 19 The complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic, sulphate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus. Klenk HP, et al. Nature 1997 Nov 27  Representative (genome information for reference and representative genomes) Reference genome:   Archaeoglobus fulgidus DSM 8774 Submitter: University Bergen Morphology: Gram:Negative, Enveloped:No, Shape:Cocci, Endospores:No, Motility:No Environment: OxygenReq:Anaerobic, OptimumTemperature:76C, TemperatureRange:Thermophilic, Habitat:Aquatic Type Name RefSeq INSDC Size (Mb) GC% Protein rRNA tRNA Other RNA Gene Pseudogene Chr - NZ_CP006577.1 CP006577.1 2.32 48.1 2,582 3 46 2 2,672 39 Dendrogram (based on genomic BLAST)