Journal article

Authors list: Schneiker, S; dos Santos, VAPM; Bartels, D; Bekel, T; Brecht, M; Buhrmester, J; Chernikova, TN; Denaro, R; Ferrer, M; Gertler, C; Goesmann, A; Golyshina, OV; Kaminski, F; Khachane, AN; Lang, S; Linke, B; McHardy, AC; Meyer, F; Nechitaylo, T; Pühler, A; Regenhardt, D; Rupp, O; Sabirova, JS; Selbitschka, W; Yakimov, MM; Timmis, KN; Vorhölter, FJ; Weidner, S; Kaiser, O; Golyshin, PN

Publication year: 2006

Pages: 997-1004

Journal: Nature Biotechnology

Volume number: 24

Issue number: 8

ISSN: 1087-0156

eISSN: 1546-1696

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1232

Publisher: Nature Research

Abstract: 
Alcanivorax borkumensis is a cosmopolitan marine bacterium that uses oil hydrocarbons as its exclusive source of carbon and energy. Although barely detectable in unpolluted environments, A. borkumensis becomes the dominant microbe in oil-polluted waters. A. borkumensis SK2 has a streamlined genome with a paucity of mobile genetic elements and energy generation related genes, but with a plethora of genes accounting for its wide hydrocarbon substrate range and efficient oil-degradation capabilities. The genome further specifies systems for scavenging of nutrients, particularly organic and inorganic nitrogen and oligo-elements, biofilm formation at the oil-water interface, biosurfactant production and niche-specific stress responses. The unique combination of these features provides A. borkumensis SK2 with a competitive edge in oil-polluted environments. This genome sequence provides the basis for the future design of strategies to mitigate the ecological damage caused by oil spills.

Harvard Citation style: Schneiker, S., dos Santos, V., Bartels, D., Bekel, T., Brecht, M., Buhrmester, J., et al. (2006) Genome sequence of the ubiquitous hydrocarbon-degrading marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis, Nature Biotechnology, 24(8), pp. 997-1004. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1232

APA Citation style: Schneiker, S., dos Santos, V., Bartels, D., Bekel, T., Brecht, M., Buhrmester, J., Chernikova, T., Denaro, R., Ferrer, M., Gertler, C., Goesmann, A., Golyshina, O., Kaminski, F., Khachane, A., Lang, S., Linke, B., McHardy, A., Meyer, F., Nechitaylo, T., ...Golyshin, P. (2006). Genome sequence of the ubiquitous hydrocarbon-degrading marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis. Nature Biotechnology. 24(8), 997-1004. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1232