Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of Marine Bacteria Thalassospira spp. Provides Insights into Their Ecological Roles in Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Exposed Environments

Abstract

Comprehensive investigation of multiple genomic data sets from targeted microbial taxa deposited in databases may provide substantial information to predict metabolic capabilities and ecological roles in different environments. This study is the first report that details the functional profiling of Thalassospira spp. that have repeatedly been found in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-exposed marine bacterial communities by using genomic data from a new isolate, Thalassospira strain GO-4, and other strains in databases.