Draft genome sequences of three Holospora species (Holospora obtusa, Holospora undulata, and Holospora elegans), endonuclear symbiotic bacteria of the ciliate Paramecium caudatum

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2014 Oct;359(1):16-8. doi: 10.1111/1574-6968.12577.

Abstract

We present draft genome sequences of three Holospora species, hosted by the ciliate Paramecium caudatum; that is, the macronucleus-specific H. obtusa and the micronucleus-specific H. undulata and H. elegans. We investigate functions of orthologous core genes conserved across the three Holospora species, which may be essential for the infection and survival in the host nucleus.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Nucleus / microbiology
  • Conserved Sequence
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Holosporaceae / genetics*
  • Holosporaceae / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Paramecium caudatum / microbiology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/ARPM00000000
  • GENBANK/AWTR00000000
  • GENBANK/BAUP00000000