Genome sequencing to develop Paenibacillus donghaensis strain JH8T (KCTC 13049T=LMG 23780T) as a microbial fertilizer and correlation to its plant growth-promoting phenotype

Authors: Jung, Byung Kwon and Hong, Sung-Jun and Jo, Hyung Woo and Hung, YeonGyun and Park, Yeong-Jun and Park, Chang Eon and Kim, Min-Chul and Ibal, Jerald Conrad and Roh, Dong-Hyun and Shin, Jae-Ho

Paenibacillus donghaensis JH8T (KCTC 13049T=LMG 23780T) is a Gram-positive, mesophilic, endospore-forming bacterium isolated from East Sea sediment at depth of 500m in Korea. The strain exhibited plant cell wall hydrolytic and plant growth promoting abilities. The complete genome of P. donghaensis strain JH8T contains 7602 protein-coding sequences and an average GC content of 49.7% in its chromosome (8.54Mbp). Genes encoding proteins related to the degradation of plant cell wall, nitrogen-fixation, phosphate solubilization, and synthesis of siderophore were existed in the P. donghaensis strain JH8T genome, indicating that this strain can be used as an eco-friendly microbial agent for increasing agricultural productivity.

Journal: Marine genomics
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2017.11.006
Year: 2018

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