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Spirochaete genome identified in red abalone sample represents a novel genus Haliotispira gen. nov. within the order Open Access

Abstract

A fully assembled spirochaete genome was identified as a contaminating scaffold in our red abalone () genome assembly. In this paper, we describe the analysis of this bacterial genome. The assembled spirochaete genome is 3.25 Mb in size with 48.5 mol% G+C content. The proteomes of 38 species were compared with the spirochaete genome and it was discovered to form an independent branch within the family on the phylogenetic tree. The comparison of 16S rRNA sequences and average nucleotide identity scores between the spirochaete genome with known species of different families in indicate that it is an unknown species. Further, the percentage of conserved proteins compared to neighbouring taxa confirm that it does not belong to a known genus within . We propose the name Haliotispira prima gen. nov., sp. nov. based on its taxonomic placement and origin. We also tested for the presence of this species in different species of abalone and found that it is also present in white abalone (). In addition, we highlight the need for better classification of taxa within the class .

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Keyword(s): abalone , Candidatus , genome and spirochaete
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • California Sea Grant, University of California, San Diego (Award R/HCME-10)
    • Principal Award Recipient: JohnHyde
  • Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (Award MCB140217)
    • Principal Award Recipient: AndrewJ Severin
  • Southwest Fisheries Science Center (Award 15WCR012)
    • Principal Award Recipient: AndrewJ Severin
  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (Award DE-SC0014664)
    • Principal Award Recipient: SharuPaul Sharma
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Spirochaete genome identified in red abalone sample represents a novel genus Candidatus Haliotispira gen. nov. within the order Spirochaetales
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