Idiomarina loihiensis explained

Idiomarina loihiensis is a halophilic bacterium in the genus Idiomarina.^[1] It is a rod shaped, gram-negative, aerobic cell with a single polar flagellum. The cells are typically 0.35 μm wide and 0.7–1.8 μm in length with optimum growth temperatures between 4–46 °C. It was isolated from a hydrothermal vent at 1,300m depth on the Kamaʻehuakanaloa (formerly Loihi) submarine volcano, Hawaii.^[2]

Genome

The genome has been sequenced and contains 2,839,318 bp, with a GC content of 47.04%, encoding 2640 protein coding genes.^[3] These include many enzymes involved in amino acid degradation and transport, leading to the hypothesis that these bacteria utilize protein particles present in their natural habitat. The genome also encodes enzymes for the synthesis of exopolysaccharides that may be used in adherence to these particles.

External links

• Type strain of Idiomarina loihiensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Book: Aizawa, Shin-Ichi. The Flagellar World: Electron Microscopic Images of Bacterial Flagella and Related Surface Structures. 2013-12-16. Elsevier. 978-0-12-417283-8. en.
2. Web site: Idiomarina loihiensis (strain ATCC BAA-735 / DSM 15497 / L2-TR). 2021-12-14. www.uniprot.org. en.
3. 15596722 . 10.1073/pnas.0407638102 . 101 . 52 . Genome sequence of the deep-sea gamma-proteobacterium Idiomarina loihiensis reveals amino acid fermentation as a source of carbon and energy . 539801 . December 2004 . 18036–41. free . Hou . S. . Saw . J. H. . Lee . K. S. . Freitas . T. A. . Belisle . C. . Kawarabayasi . Y. . Donachie . S. P. . Pikina . A. . Galperin . M. Y. . Koonin . E. V. . Makarova . K. S. . Omelchenko . M. V. . Sorokin . A. . Wolf . Y. I. . Li . Q. X. . Keum . Y. S. . Campbell . S. . Denery . J. . Aizawa . S. . Shibata . S. . Malahoff . A. . Alam . M. . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 2004PNAS..10118036H .