ArticleBMC microbiology2025
Comparative genomic analysis of a novel heat-tolerant and euryhaline strain of unicellular marine cyanobacterium Cyanobacterium sp. DS4 from a high-temperature lagoon.
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backgroundCyanobacteria have diversified through their long evolutionary history and occupy a wide range of environments on Earth. To advance our understanding of their adaptation mechanisms in extreme environments, we performed stress tolerance characterizations, whole genome sequencing, and comparative genomic analyses of a novel heat-tolerant and euryhaline strain of the unicellular cyanobacterium Cyanobacterium sp. Dongsha4 (DS4). This strain was isolated from a lagoon on Dongsha Island in the South China Sea, a habitat with fluctuations in temperature, salinity, light intensity, and nutrient supply.
resultsDS4 cells can tolerate long-term high-temperature up to 50 ℃ and salinity from 0 to 6.6%, which is similar to the results previously obtained for Cyanobacterium aponinum. In contrast, most mesophilic cyanobacteria cannot survive under these extreme conditions. Based on the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny, DS4 is most closely related to Cyanobacterium sp. NBRC102756 isolated from Iwojima Island, Japan, and Cyanobacterium sp. MCCB114 isolated from Vypeen Island, India. For comparison with strains that have genomic information available, DS4 is most similar to Cyanobacterium aponinum strain PCC10605 (PCC10605), sharing 81.7% of the genomic segments and 92.9% average nucleotide identity (ANI). Gene content comparisons identified multiple distinct features of DS4. Unlike related strains, DS4 possesses the genes necessary for nitrogen fixation. Other notable genes include those involved in photosynthesis, central metabolisms, cyanobacterial starch metabolisms, stress tolerances, and biosynthesis of novel secondary metabolites.
conclusionsThese findings promote our understanding of the physiology, ecology, evolution, and stress tolerance mechanisms of cyanobacteria. The information is valuable for future functional studies and biotechnology applications of heat-tolerant and euryhaline marine cyanobacteria.
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