Metagenome-assembled Genome of USC Alpha AHI, a Potential High-affinity Methanotroph from Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic

Researchers:

Calvin Rusley, Tullis C. Onstott, Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, Alice Layton, Archana Chauhan, Susan M. Pfiffner, Lyle G. Whyte, Maggie C.Y. Lau

Abstract:

Metagenomic sequencing of active-layer cryosols from the Canadian High Arctic has yielded a nearly complete genome for an atmospheric CH₄-oxidizing bacterium belonging to upland soil cluster α (USCα). This genome contains genes involved in CH₄ metabolism, H₂ metabolism, and multiple carbon assimilation pathways.

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Rusley C, Onstott TC, Vishnivetskaya TA, Layton A, Chauhan A, Pfiffner SM, Whyte LG, Lau MCY. 2019. Metagenome-assembled genome of USC alpha AHI, a potential high-affinity methanotroph from Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8.