Insights into the lifestyle of uncultured bacterial natural product factories associated with marine sponges

Author:

Lackner Gerald,Peters Eike Edzard,Helfrich Eric J. N.,Piel Jörn

Abstract

The as-yet uncultured filamentous bacteria “CandidatusEntotheonella factor” and “CandidatusEntotheonella gemina” live associated with the marine spongeTheonella swinhoeiY, the source of numerous unusual bioactive natural products. Belonging to the proposed candidate phylum “Tectomicrobia,”CandidatusEntotheonella members are only distantly related to any cultivated organism. TheCa. E. factor has been identified as the source of almost all polyketide and modified peptides families reported from the sponge host, and bothCa. Entotheonella phylotypes contain numerous additional genes for as-yet unknown metabolites. Here, we provide insights into the biology of these remarkable bacteria using genomic, (meta)proteomic, and chemical methods. The data suggest a metabolic model ofCa. Entotheonella as facultative anaerobic, organotrophic organisms with the ability to use methanol as an energy source. The symbionts appear to be auxotrophic for some vitamins, but have the potential to produce most amino acids as well as rare cofactors like coenzyme F420. The latter likely accounts for the strong autofluorescence ofCa. Entotheonella filaments. A large expansion of protein families involved in regulation and conversion of organic molecules indicates roles in host–bacterial interaction. In addition, a massive overrepresentation of members of the luciferase-like monooxygenase superfamily points toward an important role of these proteins inCa. Entotheonella. Furthermore, we performed mass spectrometric imaging combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization to localizeCa. Entotheonella and some of the bioactive natural products in the sponge tissue. These metabolic insights into a new candidate phylum offer hints on the targeted cultivation of the chemically most prolific microorganisms known from microbial dark matter.

Funder

Swiss National Science Foundation

European Commission

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

Publisher

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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