The Calyptogena magnifica chemoautotrophic symbiont genome
- Newton, I. L.
- Woyke, T.
- Auchtung, T. A.
- Dilly, G. F.
- Dutton, R. J.
- Fisher, M. C.
- Fontanez, K. M.
- Lau, E.
- Stewart, F. J.
- Richardson, P. M.
- Barry, K. W.
- Saunders, E.
- Detter, J. C.
- Wu, D.
- Eisen, J. A.
- Cavanaugh, C. M.
Publication date
March 2007
DOI Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ISSN
0036-8075 Citation count (estimate)
124Abstract
Chemoautotrophic endosymbionts are the metabolic cornerstone of hydrothermal vent communities, providing invertebrate hosts with nearly all of their nutrition. The Calyptogena magnifica (Bivalvia: Vesicomyidae) symbiont, Candidatus Ruthia magnifica, is the first intracellular sulfur-oxidizing endosymbiont to have its genome sequenced, revealing a suite of metabolic capabilities. The genome encodes major chemoautotrophic pathways as well as pathways for biosynthesis of vitamins, cofactors, and all 20 amino acids required by the clam
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