BioProject

The project deals with comparative genomic study of seventeen Thermus strains, isolated from two different geographically thermal springs, Qucai hot springs in Tibet and Tengchong hot springs in Yunnan, China. More...

The project deals with comparative genomic study of seventeen Thermus strains, isolated from two different geographically thermal springs, Qucai hot springs in Tibet and Tengchong hot springs in Yunnan, China. Comparative genomics and Phylogenomic analyses were performed to unravel the genomic diversity among the strains belonging to the genus Thermus as well its adaptability strategies in geographically two different locations. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, supermatrix and gene content methods revealed a mixed distribution of the strains, which was uncoupled from their geographical origin. These results suggested that geography has no effect on genomes of Thermus strains from different environments. Our findings revealed the absence of specific genomic signatures marking the adaptations of Thermus strains towards two different thermal locations. This suggests fundamentally similar trends of adaptability of genus Thermus in a high-temperature environment. Less...