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ArticleScientific reports2024

Genomic and morphological characterization of Knufia obscura isolated from the Mars 2020 spacecraft assembly facility.

Atul Munish Chander, Marcus de Melo Teixeira, Nitin K Singh, Michael P Williams, Ceth W Parker, Patrick Leo, Jason E Stajich, Tamas Torok, Scott Tighe, Christopher E Mason and 1 more

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Atul Munish Chander *Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 89-2, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA.
Marcus de Melo Teixeira *Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Nitin K SinghBiotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 89-2, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA.
Michael P WilliamsBiotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 89-2, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA.
Ceth W ParkerBiotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 89-2, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA.
Patrick LeoBiotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 89-2, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA.
Jason E StajichDepartment of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of CA-Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
Tamas TorokEcology Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Scott TigheVermont Integrative Genomics Lab, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
Christopher E MasonWorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, Room Y-13.15, New York, NY, 10021, USA. christopher.e.mason@gmail.com.
Kasthuri VenkateswaranBiotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 89-2, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA. kjvenkat1955@gmail.com.

Funding

Acquisition of a Scalable Storage Cluster for Data Intensive NIH ResearchS10OD016290 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI GIRKE, THOMAS · 2014 to 2014
$593k
NASA NNH18ZDA001N-PPR award 18-PPR18-0011NIH HHS S10 OD016290
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Members of the family Trichomeriaceae, belonging to the Chaetothyriales order and the Ascomycota phylum, are known for their capability to inhabit hostile environments characterized by extreme temperatures, oligotrophic conditions, drought, or presence of toxic compounds. The genus Knufia encompasses many polyextremophilic species. In this report, the genomic and morphological features of the strain FJI-L2-BK-P2 presented, which was isolated from the Mars 2020 mission spacecraft assembly facility located at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The identification is based on sequence alignment for marker genes, multi-locus sequence analysis, and whole genome sequence phylogeny. The morphological features were studied using a diverse range of microscopic techniques (bright field, phase contrast, differential interference contrast and scanning electron microscopy). The phylogenetic marker genes of the strain FJI-L2-BK-P2 exhibited highest similarities with type strain of Knufia obscura (CBS 148926

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AscomycotaMarsPhylogenySpacecraftGenome, FungalGenomicsBlack fungiChaetothyrialesExtremophileGenomicsTrichomeriaceae

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