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July 7, 2019

Complete genome sequence and genomic characterization of Microcystis panniformis FACHB 1757 by third-generation sequencing.

Authors: Zhang, Jun-Yi and Guan, Rui and Zhang, Hu-Jun and Li, Hua and Xiao, Peng and Yu, Gong-Liang and Du, Lei and Cao, De-Min and Zhu, Bing-Chuan and Li, Ren-Hui and Lu, Zu-Hong

The cyanobacterial genus Microcystis is well known as the main group that forms harmful blooms in water. A strain of Microcystis, M. panniformis FACHB1757, was isolated from Meiliang Bay of Lake Taihu in August 2011. The whole genome was sequenced using PacBio RS II sequencer with 48-fold coverage. The complete genome sequence with no gaps contained a 5,686,839 bp chromosome and a 38,683 bp plasmid, which coded for 6,519 and 49 proteins, respectively. Comparison with strains of M. aeruginosa and some other water bloom-forming cyanobacterial species revealed large-scale structure rearrangement and length variation at the genome level along with 36 genomic islands annotated genome-wide, which demonstrates high plasticity of the M. panniformis FACHB1757 genome and reveals that Microcystis has a flexible genome evolution.

Journal: Standards in genomic sciences
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-016-0130-5
Year: 2016

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