The Complete Genome and Physiological Analysis of the Eurythermal Firmicute Strain RW2 Isolated From a Freshwater Microbialite, Widely Adaptable to Broad Thermal, pH, and Salinity Ranges.

Members of the genus are found in diverse environments from marine, freshwaters, permafrost to hot springs. can grow in a wide range of temperature, pH, salinity, and heavy-metal concentrations. We characterized strain RW2 isolated from a permanently cold freshwater microbialite in Pavilion Lake, British Columbia using metabolic assays, genomics, comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and fatty acid composition.

The Complete Genome and Physiological Analysis of the Microbialite-Dwelling sp. nov; Reveals Genetic Promiscuity and Predicted Adaptations to Environmental Stress.

Members of the bacterial genus are globally distributed and found across environments so highly diverse that they include forests, deserts, and coal mines, as well as in potatoes and cheese. Despite how widely occurs, the extent of its physiology, genomes, and potential roles in the environment are poorly understood. Here we use whole-genome analysis, chemotaxonomic markers, morphology, and 16S rRNA gene phylogeny to describe a new isolate of the genus from freshwater microbialites in Pavilion Lake, British Columbia, Canada.