Draft genome sequence of Desulfobacterota strain M19, a mesophilic sulfur-disproportionating bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

TL;DR

This paper presents the draft genome of a new deep-sea bacterium that can grow by converting sulfur.

Contribution

The study provides a new genome sequence for a sulfur-disproportionating bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.

Findings

The genome of Desulfobacterota strain M19 was sequenced.

The bacterium is capable of autotrophic growth through sulfur disproportionation.

Abstract

The draft genome sequence of Desulfobacterota strain M19, likely representing a new genus, is reported. It was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent and is capable of autotrophic growth by anaerobic disproportionation of elemental sulfur. Its genome has been sequenced because there are few publicly available genomes of sulfur-disproportionators.