Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Halopiger goleamassiliensis sp. nov

Hassani Imene Ikram; Robert Catherine; Michelle Caroline; Raoult Didier; Hacène Hocine; Desnues Christelle

doi:10.4056/sigs.4618288

Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Halopiger goleamassiliensis sp. nov

Stand Genomic Sci. 2013 Dec 31;9(3):956-9. doi: 10.4056/sigs.4618288. eCollection 2014 Jun 15.

Authors

Hassani Imene Ikram¹, Robert Catherine², Michelle Caroline², Raoult Didier², Hacène Hocine¹, Desnues Christelle²

Affiliations

¹ USTHB Université, Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Faculté de Biologie Algérie.
² Aix-Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278.

Abstract

Halopiger goleamassiliensis strain IIH3(T) sp. nov. is a novel, extremely halophilic archaeon within the genus Halopiger. This strain was isolated from an evaporitic sediment in El Golea Lake, Ghardaïa region (Algeria). The type strain is strain IIH3(T). H. goleamassiliensis is moderately thermophilic, neutrophilic, non-motile and coccus-shaped. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 3,906,923 bp long genome contains 3,854 protein-encoding genes and 49 RNA genes (1 gene is 16S rRNA, 1 gene is 23S rRNA, 3 genes are 5S rRNA, and 44 are tRNA genes).

Keywords: Draft genome; Euryarchaeota; Extreme halophile; Halopiger goleamassiliensis; thermotolerant.