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Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Actinobacterium from the Family Intrasporangiaceae Isolated from Signy Island, Antarctica


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1 National Antarctic Research Centre, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 Genomics Facility, Tropical and Medicine Biology Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
 

Actinobacterium strain S63T isolated from a soil sample collected from Spindrift Col on Signy Island (South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic) is a new species of the Intrasporangiaceae family. Here we report a draft genome sequence with an approximate size of 5 Mbp contained in 54 contigs (69.33% GC content). Preliminary analysis revealed the presence of cold active protein coding sequences, which may indicate an adaptation to the harsh polar environment from which the strain was isolated.

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Actinobacteria, Antarctic Soil, Humibacillus.
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  • Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Actinobacterium from the Family Intrasporangiaceae Isolated from Signy Island, Antarctica

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Authors

S. M. Thomas
National Antarctic Research Centre, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
P. Convey
National Antarctic Research Centre, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
H. M. Gan
Genomics Facility, Tropical and Medicine Biology Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
D. A. Pearce
National Antarctic Research Centre, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
G. Y. A. Tan
National Antarctic Research Centre, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract


Actinobacterium strain S63T isolated from a soil sample collected from Spindrift Col on Signy Island (South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic) is a new species of the Intrasporangiaceae family. Here we report a draft genome sequence with an approximate size of 5 Mbp contained in 54 contigs (69.33% GC content). Preliminary analysis revealed the presence of cold active protein coding sequences, which may indicate an adaptation to the harsh polar environment from which the strain was isolated.

Keywords


Actinobacteria, Antarctic Soil, Humibacillus.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi9%2F1695-1696