A genome sequence and assembly of Aspergillus sydowii strain 29R-4-F02 isolated from 2.4 km-deep, 20-million-year-old coal-bearing subseafloor sediments, providing a resource for exploring adaptive mechanisms and novel enzymes from extreme environments.
Jiang, Peng · Liu, Xuan · Liao, Yi · Shan, Jun · Zhu, Ping · Chang-Hong, Liu
Frontiers in Microbiology 2023
Encoding 12,488 putative genes
Compared to terrestrial strain CBS593.65, the subseafloor strain possesses more carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and distinct genes related to vesicular fusion and autophagy