• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.278-279
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• 2019

Miniimonas arenae KCTC $19750^T$ belonging to family Beutenbergiaceae of the phylum Actinobacteria was isolated from sea sand. I report here the draft genome sequence of strain KCTC $19750^T$. The draft genome comprises a size of 3,402,690 bp, a mean G + C content of 73.6%, 2,957 coding sequences, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 44 transfer RNA genes. Also, we found that genes involved in osmotic stress response were identified in its genome. The availability of the genome sequences will provide a more understanding of strain KCTC $19750^T$ as a unique member of the genus Miniimonas.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.242-247
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• 2019

Biological factors (e.g. microorganism activity) in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) play essential roles for degradation and/or removal of organic matters. In this study, to understand the microbial functional roles in WWTP, we tried to isolate and characterize a bacterial strain from activated sludge sample. Strain S16 was isolated from the activated sludge of a municipal WWTP in Daejeon metropolitan city, the Republic of Korea. The cells were a Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, facultative anaerobe, and rod-shaped. Strain S16 grew at a temperature of $15{\sim}40^{\circ}C$ (optimum, $30^{\circ}C$), with 0~9.0% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 1.0~2.0%), and at pH 5.5~9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0~7.5). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain S16 was most closely related to the unique species Miniimonas arenae NBRC $106267^T$ (99.79%, 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity) of the genus Miniimonas. The cell wall contained alanine, glutamic acid, serine, and ornithine. Although the isolation source of the type strain NBRC $106267^T$ which considered as a marine microorganism is sea sand, that of strain S16 is terrestrial environment. It might raise an ecological question for habitat transition. Therefore, comparative genome analysis will be valuable investigation for shedding light on their potential metabolic traits and genomic streamlining.