TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative genomics analyses indicate differential methylated amine utilization trait within members of the genus Gemmobacter
AU - Kröber, Eileen
AU - Cunningham, Mark R.
AU - Peixoto, Julianna
AU - Spurgin, Lewis
AU - Wischer, Daniela
AU - Kruger, Ricardo
AU - Kumaresan, Deepak
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - Methylated amines are ubiquitous in the environment and play a role in regulating the earth's climate via a set of complex biological and chemical reactions. Microbial degradation of these compounds is thought to be a major sink. Recently we isolated a facultative methylotroph, Gemmobacter sp. LW‐1, an isolate from the unique environment Movile Cave, Romania, which is capable of methylated amine utilization as a carbon source. Here, using a comparative genomics approach, we investigate how widespread methylated amine utilization is within members of the bacterial genus Gemmobacter. Seven genomes of different Gemmobacter species isolated from diverse environments, such as activated sludge, fresh water, sulphuric cave waters (Movile Cave) and the marine environment were available from the public repositories and used for the analysis. Our results indicate that methylamine utilization is a distinctive feature of selected members of the genus Gemmobacter, namely G. aquatilis, G. lutimaris, G. sp. HYN0069, G. caeni and G. sp. LW‐1 have the genetic potential while others (G. megaterium and G. nectariphilus) have not.
AB - Methylated amines are ubiquitous in the environment and play a role in regulating the earth's climate via a set of complex biological and chemical reactions. Microbial degradation of these compounds is thought to be a major sink. Recently we isolated a facultative methylotroph, Gemmobacter sp. LW‐1, an isolate from the unique environment Movile Cave, Romania, which is capable of methylated amine utilization as a carbon source. Here, using a comparative genomics approach, we investigate how widespread methylated amine utilization is within members of the bacterial genus Gemmobacter. Seven genomes of different Gemmobacter species isolated from diverse environments, such as activated sludge, fresh water, sulphuric cave waters (Movile Cave) and the marine environment were available from the public repositories and used for the analysis. Our results indicate that methylamine utilization is a distinctive feature of selected members of the genus Gemmobacter, namely G. aquatilis, G. lutimaris, G. sp. HYN0069, G. caeni and G. sp. LW‐1 have the genetic potential while others (G. megaterium and G. nectariphilus) have not.
U2 - 10.1111/1758-2229.12927
DO - 10.1111/1758-2229.12927
M3 - Article
SN - 1758-2229
VL - 13
SP - 195
EP - 208
JO - Environmental Microbiology Reports
JF - Environmental Microbiology Reports
IS - 2
ER -