Reduced Genome of the Thioautotrophic Intracellular Symbiont in a Deep-Sea Clam, Calyptogena okutanii
Reduced Genome of the Thioautotrophic Intracellular Symbiont in a Deep-Sea Clam, Calyptogena okutanii
H. Kuwahara,Takao Yoshida,13 Authors,T. Maruyama
2007 · DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.04.039
Current Biology · 186 Citations
TLDR
The complete genome sequence of the symbiont of Calyptogena okutanii is presented, which is the smallest reported genome in autotrophic bacteria and encodes 939 protein-coding genes, including those for thioautotrophy and for the syntheses of almost all amino acids and various cofactors.