A Microbial Metagenome ( sp.) in Whole Genome Sequences

A Microbial Metagenome ( sp.) in Whole Genome Sequences

DNA of apparently recent bacterial origin is found in the genomic sequences of Caenorhabditis angaria and Caenorhabditis remanei. Here we present evidence that the DNA belongs to a single species of the genus Leucobacter (high-GC Gram+Actinobacteria). Metagenomic tools enabled the assembly of the co...

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Main Author: Riccardo Percudani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/BBI.S11064
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spelling doaj-7f682fafa9fc4656a8158ac7eb62a9b52020-11-25T03:23:51ZengSAGE PublishingBioinformatics and Biology Insights1177-93222013-01-01710.4137/BBI.S11064A Microbial Metagenome ( sp.) in Whole Genome SequencesRiccardo Percudani0Department of Biosciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.DNA of apparently recent bacterial origin is found in the genomic sequences of Caenorhabditis angaria and Caenorhabditis remanei. Here we present evidence that the DNA belongs to a single species of the genus Leucobacter (high-GC Gram+Actinobacteria). Metagenomic tools enabled the assembly of the contaminating sequences in a draft genome of 3.2 Mb harboring 2,826 genes. This information provides insight into a microbial organism intimately associated with Caenorhabditis as well as a solid basis for the reassignment of 3,373 metazoan entries of the public database to a novel bacterial species ( Leucobacter sp. AEAR). The application of metagenomic techniques can thus prevent annotation errors and reveal unexpected genetic information in data obtained by conventional genomics.https://doi.org/10.4137/BBI.S11064
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title A Microbial Metagenome ( sp.) in Whole Genome Sequences
title_short A Microbial Metagenome ( sp.) in Whole Genome Sequences
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description DNA of apparently recent bacterial origin is found in the genomic sequences of Caenorhabditis angaria and Caenorhabditis remanei. Here we present evidence that the DNA belongs to a single species of the genus Leucobacter (high-GC Gram+Actinobacteria). Metagenomic tools enabled the assembly of the contaminating sequences in a draft genome of 3.2 Mb harboring 2,826 genes. This information provides insight into a microbial organism intimately associated with Caenorhabditis as well as a solid basis for the reassignment of 3,373 metazoan entries of the public database to a novel bacterial species ( Leucobacter sp. AEAR). The application of metagenomic techniques can thus prevent annotation errors and reveal unexpected genetic information in data obtained by conventional genomics.
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