Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Genomic profiling and characteristics of a C1 degrading heterotrophic fresh-water bacterium Paracoccus sp. strain DMF.

Publication Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

November 28, 2023

Journal

Archives of microbiology

Volume/Issue

206/1

ISSN

1432-072X

Paracoccus species are metabolically versatile gram-negative, aerobic facultative methylotrophic bacteria showing enormous promise for environmental and bioremediation studies. Here we report, the complete genome analysis of Paracoccus sp. strain DMF (P. DMF) that was isolated from a domestic wastewater treatment plant in Kanpur, India (26.4287 °N, 80.3891 °E) based on its ability to degrade a recalcitrant organic solvent N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The results reveal a genome size of 4,202,269 base pairs (bp) with a G + C content of 67.9%. The assembled genome comprises 4141 coding sequences (CDS), 46 RNA sequences, and 2 CRISPRs. Interestingly, catabolic operons related to the conventional marine-based methylated amines (MAs) degradation pathway were functionally annotated within the genome of an obligated aerobic heterotroph that is P. DMF. The genomic data-based characterization presented here for the novel heterotroph P. DMF aims to improve the understanding of the phenotypic gene products, enzymes, and pathways involved with greater emphasis on facultative methylotrophic motility-based latent pathogenicity.

Alternate Journal

Arch Microbiol

PubMed ID

38015256

Authors

Shiwangi Maurya
Chetan Kumar Arya
Nidhi Parmar
Nitish Sathyanarayanan
Chaitanya G Joshi
Gurunath Ramanathan

Keywords

Water
Bacteria
Dimethylformamide
Genomics
Paracoccus