Genome Sequence of Salinisphaera shabanensis, a Gammaproteobacterium from the Harsh, Variable Environment of the Brine-Seawater Interface of the Shaban Deep in the Red Sea
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Free Genome Sequence of Salinisphaera shabanensis , a Gammaproteobacterium from the Harsh, Variable Environment of the Brine-Seawater Interface of the Shaban Deep in the Red Sea ▿ André Antunes 1 , * , Intikhab Alam 2 , Vladimir B. Bajic 2 and Ulrich Stingl 1 1 Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955-6900 Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2 Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955-6900 Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT We present the genome of Salinisphaera shabanensis , isolated from a brine-seawater interface and representing a new order within the Gammaproteobacteria . Its adaptations to physicochemical and nutrient availability fluctuations include six genes encoding heavy metal-translocating P-type ATPases and multiple genes involved in iron uptake, siderophore production, and poly-β-hydroxybutyrate synthesis.