Genome sequence of Halorhabdus tiamatea, the first archaeon isolated from a deep-sea anoxic brine lake

Abstract

We present the draft genome of Halorhabdus tiamatea, the first member of the Archaea ever isolated from a deep-sea anoxic brine. Genome comparison with Halorhabdus utahensis revealed some striking differences, including a marked increase in genes associated with transmembrane transport and putative genes for a trehalose synthase and a lactate dehydrogenase. © 2011, American Society for Microbiology.