Draft Genome Sequence of Oceanobacillus jordanicus Strain GSFE11, a Halotolerant Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Endophyte Isolated From the Jordan Valley.

The bacterium Oceanobacillus jordanicus strain GSFE11 is a halotolerant endophyte isolated from sterilized roots of Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. Durum) growing in hot and arid environments of Ghor Safi area in the Jordan Valley. The draft genome sequence and annotation of this plant growth-promoting endophytic bacterium are reported in this study. The draft genome sequence of Oceanobacillus jordanicus strain GSFE11 has 3 839 208 bp with a G + C content of 39.09%. A total of 3893 protein-coding genes and 68 RNA coding genes were predicted. Several putative genes that are involved in secretion and delivery systems, transport, adhesion, motility, membrane proteins, plant cell wall modification, and detoxification were identified, some are characteristics of endophytes lifestyle including genes that are involved in metabolism of carbohydrate, genes for xylose, fructose and chitin utilization, quinone cofactors biosynthesis, genes associated with nitrogen, sulfur, phosphate and iron acquisition, in addition to genes involved in the biosynthesis of plant hormone auxin. This study highlights the importance of using genome analysis and phylogenomic analysis to resolve the differences between closely related species, such analysis showed Oceanobacillus jordanicus strain GSFE11 to be a new species closely related to Oceanobacillus picturae (genome size 3.67 Mb), Oceanobacillus jordanicus has higher a number of predicted genes compared with Oceanobacillus picturae (3961 genes vs 3823 genes).

Alhindi T ，Albdaiwi R 《Evolutionary Bioinformatics》

Halotolerant Endophytic Bacteria Regulate Growth and Field Performance of Two Durum Wheat Genotypes with Contrasting Salinity Tolerance Potential.

Albdaiwi R ，Al-Sayaydeh R ，Al-Rifaee MK ，Alhindi T ，Ashraf M ，Al-Abdallat AM ... -  《Plants-Basel》

Genome sequence of Oceanobacillus picturae strain S1, an halophilic bacterium first isolated in human gut.

Lagier JC ，Khelaifia S ，Azhar EI ，Croce O ，Bibi F ，Jiman-Fatani AA ，Yasir M ，Helaby HB ，Robert C ，Fournier PE ，Raoult D ... -  《Standards in Genomic Sciences》

Draft Genome Sequence of Pseudarthrobacter phenanthrenivorans Strain MHSD1, a Bacterial Endophyte Isolated From the Medicinal Plant Pellaea calomelanos.

Pseudarthrobacter phenanthrenivorans strain MHSD1 is a bacterial endophyte isolated from sterilized leaves of Pellaea calomelanos, a medicinal plant capable of growing in arid environments. Here, we report the draft genome sequence and annotation of this bacterial endophyte. The draft genome sequence of P. phenanthrenivorans strain MHSD1 has 4 450 468 bp with a G + C content of 65.30%. The National Center for Biotechnology Information Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline identified a total of 4004 protein-coding genes, 56 genes coding for RNAs, and 82 pseudogenes. Biosynthesis pathways for various phytohormones such as auxin, salicylic acid, ethylene, cytokinin, jasmonic acid, abscisic acid, and gibberellins were identified. Putative genes involved in various characteristics of bacterial endophyte lifestyle such as transport, motility, adhesion, membrane proteins, secretion and delivery systems, plant cell wall modification, and detoxification were identified. Phylogenomic analysis showed P. phenanthrenivorans strain MHSD1 to be a subspecies of P. phenanthrenivorans Sphe3.

Tshishonga K ，Serepa-Dlamini MH 《Evolutionary Bioinformatics》

Isolation and Characterization of Halotolerant Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria From Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) Cultivated in Saline Areas of the Dead Sea Region.

Albdaiwi RN ，Khyami-Horani H ，Ayad JY ，Alananbeh KM ，Al-Sayaydeh R ... -  《Frontiers in Microbiology》