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ArticleStandards in genomic sciences2015

Genome sequence and description of the anaerobic lignin-degrading bacterium Tolumonas lignolytica sp. nov.

Andrew F Billings, Julian L Fortney, Terry C Hazen, Blake Simmons, Karen W Davenport, Lynne Goodwin, Natalia Ivanova, Nikos C Kyrpides, Konstantinos Mavromatis, Tanja Woyke and 1 more

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Article in Standards in genomic sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew F BillingsMicrobiology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA USA.
Julian L FortneyMicrobial Communities Group, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA USA ; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA.
Terry C HazenDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA ; Department of Microbiology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA ; Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA.
Blake SimmonsMicrobial Communities Group, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA USA ; Sandia National Lab, Livermore, CA USA.
Karen W DavenportLos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM USA.
Lynne GoodwinLos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM USA.
Natalia IvanovaDepartment of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Nikos C KyrpidesDepartment of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Konstantinos MavromatisDepartment of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Tanja WoykeDepartment of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
Kristen M DeAngelisMicrobiology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA USA.
Los Alamos National Laboratory · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tolumonas lignolytica BRL6-1(T) sp. nov. is the type strain of T. lignolytica sp. nov., a proposed novel species of the Tolumonas genus. This strain was isolated from tropical rainforest soils based on its ability to utilize lignin as a sole carbon source. Cells of Tolumonas lignolytica BRL6-1(T) are mesophilic, non-spore forming, Gram-negative rods that are oxidase and catalase negative. The genome for this isolate was sequenced and returned in seven unique contigs totaling 3.6Mbp, enabling the characterization of several putative pathways for lignin breakdown. Particularly, we found an extracellular peroxidase involved in lignin depolymerization, as well as several enzymes involved in β-aryl ether bond cleavage, which is the most abundant linkage between lignin monomers. We also found genes for enzymes involved in ferulic acid metabolism, which is a common product of lignin breakdown. By characterizing pathways and enzymes employed in the bacterial breakdown of lignin in anaerobic environments, this work should assist in the efficient engineering of biofuel production from lignocellulosic material.

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Anaerobic lignin degradationTolumonasTropical forest soil isolate

Identifiers

PMID26594307
PMCPMC4653933
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