Draft genome sequence of Hydrogenovibrio marinus MH-110, a model organism for aerobic H-2 metabolism

Abstract

Hydrogenovibrio marinus, an obligate chemolithoautotroph isolated from oceanic surface water, is a Knallgas bacterium that conserves energy by oxidizing H-2 in the presence of O-2. The strain possesses a periplasmic membrane-bound respiratory [NiFe]-hydrogenase with high O-2 tolerance, hence is of great biotechnological importance in the development of H-2-based technologies for a promising alternative energy. Here, we report the draft genome of H. marinus MH-110, providing genomic information on the biosynthesis of the hydrogenase, aerobic H-2 metabolism, and autotrophic carbon assimilation. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.