Complete genome sequence of Methanothermus fervidus type strain (V24ST). Issue 3 (November 2010) - Anderson, Iain
Abstract Methanothermus fervidus Stetter 1982 is the type strain of the genusMethanothermus . This hyperthermophilic genus is of a thought to be endemic in Icelandic hot springs.M. fervidus was not only the first characterized organism with a maximal growth temperature (97°C) close to the boiling point of water, but also the first archaeon in which a detailed functional analysis of its histone protein was reported and the first one in which the function of 2, 3-cyclodiphosphoglycerate in thermoadaptation was characterized. Strain V24ST is of interest because of its very low substrate ranges, it grows only on H2 + CO2 . This is the first completed genome sequence of the familyMethanothermaceae . Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 1, 243, 342 bp long genome with its 1, 311 protein-coding and 50 RNA genes is a part of theG enomic E ncyclopedia of B acteria and A rchaea project.