Permanent draft genome sequence of Desulfurococcus amylolyticus strain Z-533T, a peptide and starch degrader isolated from thermal springs in the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kunashir Island, Russia

Abstract

Desulfurococcus amylolyticus Z-533T, a hyperthermophilic crenarcheon, ferments peptide and starch, generating acetate, isobutyrate, isovalerate, CO2, and hydrogen. Unlike D. amylolyticus Z-1312, it cannot use cellulose and is inhibited by hydrogen. The reported draft genome sequence of D. amylolyticus Z-533T will help to understand the molecular basis for these differences.