Simultaneous Genome Sequencing of Prosthecochloris ethylica and Desulfuromonas acetoxidans within a Syntrophic Mixture Reveals Unique Pili and Protein Interactions
Journal: Microorganisms
Year: 2020

Strains of <i>Chloropseudomonas ethylica</i>, 2-K, N2, and N3 are known to be composed of a syntrophic mixture of a green sulfur bacterium and a sulfur-reducing colorless component. Upon sequence analysis, the green sulfur photosynthetic bacterial component of strain N3 was dominant and was readily sequenced, but the less abundant sulfur-reducing bacterial component was apparent only when analyzed by metagenomic binning. Whole-genome comparison showed that the green bacterium belonged to the gen