Draft Genome Sequence of Methanobacterium sp. Strain 34x, Reconstructed from an Enriched Electromethanogenic Biocathode

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Draft Genome Sequence of Methanobacterium sp. Strain 34x, Reconstructed from an Enriched Electromethanogenic Biocathode

by Ala’a Ragab, Dario R Shaw, Krishna P Katuri, Pascal E Saikaly

Scientific paper Year: 2019 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01138-19

Abstract

A draft genome sequence of Methanobacterium sp. strain 34x was reconstructed from the metagenome of an enriched electromethanogenic biocathode operated in a microbial electrosynthesis (MES) reactor. Methanobacterium sp. strain 34x has 68.98% nucleotide-level genomic similarity with the closest related methanogen available with a whole-genome assembly, Methanobacterium lacus strain AL-21. This genome will provide insight into the functional potential of methanogens at the biocathodes of MES systems.

Keywords

Electromethanogenesis Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) Methanobacterium sp. Biocathode enrichment CO₂ reduction to methane

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