Complete genome sequence of Acinetobacter sp. TTH0-4, a cold-active crude oil degrading strain isolated from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

• Published in: Journal of biotechnology Vol. 226; pp. 54 - 55
• Main Authors: Zhang, Gaosen, Chen, Tuo, Chang, Sijing, Zhang, Wei, Wu, Xiukun, Wu, Minghui, Wang, Yilin, Long, Haozhi, Chen, Ximing, Wang, Yun, Liu, Guangxiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20.05.2016
• Subjects: Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter - genetics; Acinetobacter - isolation & purification; Base Sequence; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biotechnology; Cold Temperature; Complete genome sequence; Crude oil; Degradation; Ecosystem; Genetics; Genome, Bacterial; Genomes; Government regulations; Hydrocarbons degradation; Low temperature; Optimization; Petroleum - metabolism; Strain; Tibet; Asia, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; Complete genome sequence; Acinetobacter; Crude oil; Hydrocarbons degradation; Low temperature
• ISSN: 0168-1656; 1873-4863
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.03.018

•The short manuscript report the complete genome sequence of a cold-adapted strain isolated from permafrost region in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.•With its capability to degrade crude oil at low temperature, 10°C, the strain could be an excellent candidate for the bioremediation of crude oil pollution in cold areas or at cold seasons.•The public accessible data and the strain provide opportunities to optimize the biodegradative activity in cold environment in the future. Acinetobacter sp. strain TTH0-4 was isolated from a permafrost region in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. With its capability to degrade crude oil at low temperature, 10°C, the strain could be an excellent candidate for the bioremediation of crude oil pollution in cold areas or at cold seasons. We sequenced and annotated the whole genome to serve as a basis for further elucidation of the genetic background of this promising strain, and provide opportunities for investigating the metabolic and regulatory mechanisms and optimizing the biodegradative activity in cold environment.