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A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Pyrococcus abyssi
Classification
Higher order taxa
Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus
Species
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Description and significance
Pyrococcus abyssi is found near deep sea hyperthermal vents off of the Southwest region of the Pacific Ocean where the temperatures can reach as high as 102C and pressures can be up to 200 atm. This organism was collected in the smoker material and sea water surrounding these hyperthermal vents. Because of their ability to survive in these extreme conditions, the genome of P. abyssi has been completely sequenced. Since not much has been studied on hyperthermophiles, P. abyssi has been used as a model organism in the laboratories. Hopefully through the analysis of this organism, better understanding and greater genetic tools can be achieved through it's study.
Genome structure
The genome of P. abyssi is circular and contains 1.76Mb. Has a plasmid pGT5 The genome encodes for the following amino acids: Trp, Lys, Ser, Gly, Cys, Glu, Gln, Ala, Asp, and Asn. The remainder of the amino acids are not synthesized by P. abyssi.
Cell structure and metabolism
P. abyssi utilizes ATP as an energy source but has a reductant, ferrodoxin, that is different than our own. Nonetheless, ferrodoxin functions in a similar manner when it is reoxidized, leading to the creation of a electrochemical gradient which is needed for ATP synthesis. An ATPase is needed for pumping ions across the membrane. It is not known whether hydrogen or sodium ions are pumped across the membrane to create the membrane potential.
Ecology
Pathology
Application to Biotechnology
Current Research
References
Cohen GN, Barbe V, Flament D, Galperin M, Heilig R, Lecompte O, Poch O, Prieur D, Querellou J, Ripp R, Thierry JC, Van der Oost J, Weissenbach J, Zivanovic Y, Forterre P. "An integrated analysis of the genome of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi". Molecular Microbiology. 2003 Mar;47(6):1495-512.
http://aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/61/3/1138 Minimal Amino Acid Requirements of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi, Isolated from Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents Appl. Environ. Microbiol., Mar 1995, 1138-1140, Vol 61, No. 3 Copyright © 1995, American Society for Microbiology
- Georges N. Cohen, Valérie Barbe, Didier Flament, Michael Galperin, Roland Heilig, Odile Lecompte, Olivier Poch, Daniel Prieur, Joël Quérellou, Raymond Ripp, Jean-Claude Thierry, John Van der Oost, Jean Weissenbach, Yvan Zivanovic, Patrick Forterre (2003)
An integrated analysis of the genome of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi Molecular Microbiology 47 (6), 1495–1512. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03381.x
- C. Geslin,* M. Le Romancer, G. Erauso, M. Gaillard, G. Perrot, and D. Prieur. 2003. PAV1, the First Virus-Like Particle Isolated from a Hyperthermophilic Euryarchaeote, “Pyrococcus abyssi”.J Bacteriol. 2003 July; 185(13): 3888–3894.
Edited by Stephine Chow
