Desulfococcus oleovorans Hxd3

Names Desulfococcus oleovorans Hxd3
Accession numbers NC_009943
Background Desulfococcus oleovorans (strain DSM 6200 / Hxd3) is an alkane-degrading sulfate-reducing Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the saline water phase of an oil-water separator from a northern German oil field. Hxd3 is a delta-proteobacterium able to grow anaerobically on C12 to C20 alkanes as growth substrates and completely oxidize them to carbon dioxide by coupling to sulfate reduction. Alkane degradation in Hxd3 involves the activation of alkanes via carboxylation at C3, with subsequent elimination of the terminal and subterminal carbons.This yields a fatty acid that is one carbon shorter than the parent alkane. Hxd3 is the only pure culture that is known to carboxylate aliphatic hydrocarbons. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Deltaproteobacteria
Order:Desulfobacterales
Family:Desulfobacteraceae
Genus:Desulfococcus
Species:oleovorans
Strain Hxd3
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (12-OCT-2007) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(22-OCT-2007) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger, 454
Isolation site Mud, oil/water separator; Germany, oilfield near Hamburg
Isolation country Germany
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Cocci
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Alkane degrader
Sulfate reducer
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No