Noncontiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gabonia massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov

G Mourembou; J Rathored; A Ndjoyi-Mbiguino; J B Lekana-Douki; F Fenollar; C Robert; P-E Fournier; D Raoult; J C Lagier

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2015.11.002

Noncontiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gabonia massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov

New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Nov 24:9:35-44. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.11.002. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Authors

G Mourembou¹, J Rathored², A Ndjoyi-Mbiguino³, J B Lekana-Douki⁴, F Fenollar², C Robert², P-E Fournier², D Raoult⁵, J C Lagier²

Affiliations

¹ Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, Marseille, France; Ecole Doctorale Régionale d'Afrique Centrale, Gabon.
² Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, Marseille, France.
³ Département de Microbiologie, Laboratoire National de référence IST/sida, Faculté de Médecine, Gabon.
⁴ Unité de Parasitologie Médicale (UPARAM) CIRMF, Franceville, Gabon; Département de Parasitologie Mycologie et de Médecine Tropicale, Université des Sciences de la Santé B.P., Libreville, Gabon.
⁵ Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, Marseille, France; Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Culturomics coupled with taxonogenomics is currently used to isolate and characterize new bacteria. Here we describe the features and complete genome sequence of Gabonia massiliensis strain GM3, an anaerobic Gram negative, non-spore-forming and catalase-positive bacillus isolated from a stool specimen of a healthy Gabonese male youth. Belonging to a new genus called Gabonia, it exhibits a genome of 4 261 752 bp including 37.9% GC content and 3,288 predicted genes.

Keywords: Culturomics; Gabonia massiliensis gen. nov. et sp. nov.; genome; gut microbiota; taxonogenomics.