Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Phylogenetic, microbiological, and comparative genomic analyses were used to examine the diversity among members of the genus
Caldicellulosiruptor
, with an eye toward the capacity of these extremely thermophilic bacteria to degrade the complex carbohydrate content of plant biomass. Seven species from this genus (
C. saccharolyticus
,
C. bescii
,
C. hydrothermalis
,
C. owensensis
,
C. kronotskyensis
,
C. lactoaceticus
, and
C. kristjanssonii
) were compared on the basis of 16S rRNA gene phylogeny and cross-species DNA-DNA hybridization to a whole-genome
C. saccharolyticus
oligonucleotide microarray, revealing that
C. saccharolyticus
was the most divergent within this group. Growth physiology of the seven
Caldicellulosiruptor
species on a range of carbohydrates showed that, while all could be cultivated on acid-pretreated switchgrass, only
C. saccharolyticus
,
C. bescii
,
C. kronotskyensis
, and
C. lactoaceticus
were capable of hydrolyzing Whatman no. 1 filter paper. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of the secretomes from cells grown on microcrystalline cellulose revealed that the cellulolytic species also had diverse secretome fingerprints. The
C. saccharolyticus
secretome contained a prominent S-layer protein that appears in the cellulolytic
Caldicellulosiruptor
species, suggesting a possible role in cell-substrate interactions. Growth physiology also correlated with glycoside hydrolase (GH) and carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) inventories for the seven bacteria, as deduced from draft genome sequence information. These inventories indicated that the absence of a single GH and CBM family was responsible for diminished cellulolytic capacity. Overall, the genus
Caldicellulosiruptor
appears to contain more genomic and physiological diversity than previously reported, and this argues for continued efforts to isolate new members from high-temperature terrestrial biotopes.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
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