Halococcus morrhuae (DSM 1307, ATCC 17082, CCM 537)

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• @ref:	505
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  caption:	Micrograph of DSM 1307.
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  manual_annotation:	1

• @ref:	505
  multimedia content:	DSM_1307.jpg
  multimedia.multimedia content:	https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/photos/DSM_1307.jpg
  caption:	Micrograph of DSM 1307. Scale bar represents 5 um.
  intellectual property rights:	Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH
  manual_annotation:	1

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
505	HALOBACTERIA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 372)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: HALOBACTERIA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 372) Composition: NaCl 200.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 20.0 g/l Agar 20.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Casamino acids 5.0 g/l Na3-citrate 3.0 g/l KCl 2.0 g/l Na glutamate 1.0 g/l FeCl2 x 4 H2O 0.036 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.00036 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

Observation

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions	external links
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	100	5 of 5
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	100	7 of 7
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	100	8 of 8
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	100	9 of 9
66794	ethanol fermentation	100	2 of 2
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	100	5 of 5
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	denitrification	100	2 of 2
66794	citric acid cycle	92.86	13 of 14
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	92.31	12 of 13
66794	threonine metabolism	90	9 of 10
66794	valine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	flavin biosynthesis	86.67	13 of 15
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	86.36	19 of 22
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	83.33	5 of 6
66794	vitamin K metabolism	80	4 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
66794	propionate fermentation	80	8 of 10
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	80	4 of 5
66794	factor 420 biosynthesis	80	4 of 5
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	78.57	22 of 28
66794	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	allantoin degradation	77.78	7 of 9
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	77.78	7 of 9
66794	leucine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	isoleucine metabolism	75	6 of 8
66794	biotin biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	75	6 of 8
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
66794	histidine metabolism	72.41	21 of 29
66794	NAD metabolism	72.22	13 of 18
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	propanol degradation	71.43	5 of 7
66794	photosynthesis	71.43	10 of 14
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	purine metabolism	69.15	65 of 94
66794	alanine metabolism	68.97	20 of 29
66794	lipid metabolism	67.74	21 of 31
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	66.67	30 of 45
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	tryptophan metabolism	65.79	25 of 38
66794	heme metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
66794	gluconeogenesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	lysine metabolism	61.9	26 of 42
66794	non-pathway related	60.53	23 of 38
66794	3-chlorocatechol degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	cellulose degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	60	6 of 10
66794	hydrogen production	60	3 of 5
66794	glycolysis	58.82	10 of 17
66794	arginine metabolism	58.33	14 of 24
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	58.33	7 of 12
66794	tyrosine metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	56.25	9 of 16
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	56.04	51 of 91
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	55.56	5 of 9
66794	proline metabolism	54.55	6 of 11
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	54.55	6 of 11
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	53.85	7 of 13
66794	glycine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	acetate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	toluene degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	myo-inositol biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
66794	kanosamine biosynthesis II	50	1 of 2
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	50	5 of 10
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	50	3 of 6
66794	aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	butanoate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	cysteine metabolism	50	9 of 18
66794	methionine metabolism	50	13 of 26
66794	degradation of sugar acids	48	12 of 25
66794	sulfate reduction	46.15	6 of 13
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	45.45	5 of 11
66794	mevalonate metabolism	42.86	3 of 7
66794	degradation of pentoses	42.86	12 of 28
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
66794	glycogen metabolism	40	2 of 5
66794	phenol degradation	40	8 of 20
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	40	2 of 5
66794	gallate degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation	40	4 of 10
66794	bacilysin biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	urea cycle	38.46	5 of 13
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	38.46	10 of 26
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	37.5	6 of 16
66794	cholesterol biosynthesis	36.36	4 of 11
66794	carotenoid biosynthesis	36.36	8 of 22
66794	dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis	36.36	4 of 11
66794	nitrate assimilation	33.33	3 of 9
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	33.33	6 of 18
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
66794	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	33.33	3 of 9
66794	ascorbate metabolism	31.82	7 of 22
66794	vitamin B12 metabolism	29.41	10 of 34
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	29.41	5 of 17
66794	benzoyl-CoA degradation	28.57	2 of 7
66794	d-xylose degradation	27.27	3 of 11
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	27.27	3 of 11
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	26.67	4 of 15
66794	carnitine metabolism	25	2 of 8
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	vitamin E metabolism	25	1 of 4
66794	alginate biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	25	1 of 4
66794	methanogenesis from CO2	25	3 of 12
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	23.08	3 of 13
66794	degradation of hexoses	22.22	4 of 18
66794	chlorophyll metabolism	22.22	4 of 18
66794	polyamine pathway	21.74	5 of 23

Isolation

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence X00662 (>99% sequence identity) for Halococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	97
Soil Samples	14
Animal Samples	164
Plant Samples	1
Total Samples	276

Risk assessment

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM5204392v1 assembly for Halococcus morrhuae DSM 1307	complete	GCA_052043925			931277	96.01
67770	ASM33669v1 assembly for Halococcus morrhuae DSM 1307	contig	GCA_000336695	931277.6	2531839093	931277	42.57

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
505	Halococcus morrhuae gene for 16S rRNA, complete sequence	D11106	1474		931277
67770	Halococcus morrhua 16S ribosomal RNA	X00662	1475		2250
124043	Halococcus morrhuae gene for 16S rRNA, complete sequence, strain: JCM 8876.	AB663368	1474		931277
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984219	257		557878
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984220	257		557879
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984221	257		557880
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984222	257		557881
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984223	257		557882
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984224	257		557883
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984225	257		557884
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984227	257		224402
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984228	257		335952
124043	Halococcus morrhuae strain JCM 8876 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence.	EU984230	257		931277

GC content

Predictions

Literature

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