Alkaliphilus Genome sequencing. Alkaliphilus

Comparative genomics of novel Alkaliphilus species isolated from carbonate chimneys a shallow marine serpentinized site, the Prony Hydrothermal Field, New Caledonia.Culture-based approaches of representative isolates, allowing detailed and reproducible physiological and genomic studies constitutes a key step in understanding the ecophysiological properties of these extremophiles, that is how they adapted to such harsh conditions and how their metabolic activities potentially interact with the geochemistries of their environments. The present proposal aims to sequence the genome of the first alkaliphilic bacteria representative of marine serpentinization-driven ecosystem.

本数据集聚焦从新喀里多尼亚普里尼热液场（Prony Hydrothermal Field）浅海蛇纹岩化生境的碳酸盐烟囱中分离得到的新型嗜碱杆菌属（Alkaliphilus）物种的比较基因组学分析。针对代表性分离株的基于纯培养的研究方法，可实现详尽且可重复的生理学与基因组学研究，这是解析这类极端微生物生态生理特性的关键环节：即阐明它们如何适应此类极端环境，以及其代谢活动如何与所处环境的地球化学特征产生潜在相互作用。本研究旨在对首个代表海洋蛇纹岩化驱动生态系统的嗜碱细菌进行基因组测序。