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Hydrogenobacter thermophilus is an extremely thermophilic, straight rod (bacillus) bacterium. [1] TK-6 is the type strain for this species. [1] It is a Gram negative, non-motile, obligate chemolithoautotroph. [1] It belongs to one of the earliest branching order of Bacteria. [2] H. thermophilus TK-6 lives in soil that contains hot water. [1] It was one of the first hydrogen oxidizing bacteria described leading to the discovery, and subsequent examination of many unique proteins involved in its metabolism. [1] Its discovery contradicted the idea that no obligate hydrogen oxidizing bacteria existed, leading to a new understanding of this physiological group. [1] Additionally, H. thermophilus contains a fatty acid composition that had not be observed before. [1]
History[edit]
Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6 was originally discovered by Toshiyuki Kawasumi at the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Tokyo in 1980.[1] TK-6 was found with four other previously unknown hydrogen oxidizing bacteria.[1] The bacterium was isolated from hot water containing soils samples from mines of the Izu Peninsula, Japan. [1] The colonies were isolated onto a medium made of 1.5% Bacto-Agar and a specific trace element solution consisting of MoO3, ZnSO,H20, CuSO4-E5H2O, H3B03,MnSO4-5H20 and CoC12-E6H20. [3] Prior to the discovery of Hydrogenobacter thermophilus, only one extremely thermophilic, aerobic and hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium had been described (Bacillus schegelii).[1] In addition, H. thermophilus has both morphological and physiological differences that vary from processes in B. schegelii, suggesting there are multiple means for being viable in different environments. [1] Until the discovery of H. thermophilus, it was thought that no obligate chemolithotrophic hydrogen oxidizing bacteria existed. [1]
Characterization[edit]
Biology[edit]
Hydrogenobacter thermophilus is a straight rod (bacillus) bacterium and an extreme thermophile.[1] The size is about .3-.5 microns in width and 2-3 microns in length. [1] Gram staining was done using a Hucker Modification and the reaction was found to be Gram negative. [1] Motility and sporulation were tested using hanging cell method and Dorner method, respectively, and both were found to be negative. [1] The novel fatty acid composition was freed though a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate containing solution.[1] The composition was found to be C18:0, C 20:1, 2 carbons longer than any composition seen before. [1] The optimum growth conditions are: temperature between 70 and 75°C, freshwater, pH around 7.2. [1] The habitat is soil that contains hot, fresh water (70-75°C) from springs of the Izu Peninsula, Japan. [1]
Metabolism[edit]
Hydrogenobacter thermophilus is an obligate chemolithoautotroph. [1] H. thermophilus undergoes aerobic respiration or anaerobic respiration via denitrification. [4] The electron donor is the molecular form of hydrogen, thiosulfate, or elemental sulfur. [4] Nitrogen sources are Ammonium and Nitrate salts. [1] This bacterium utilizes a special form of the reductive tricyclic acid cycle (Reverse Krebs cycle) to fix CO2. [4] Various metabolic processes were examined on a 1.5% Bacto-Agar with various organic compounds, incubated at 50-70 degrees C. [1]
Phylogeny[edit]
16S rRNA gene sequencing places the family of H. thermolphilus, Aquificaceae, in close phylogenetic relationship to the family Aquifex based on 88.5% to 88.9% sequence similarity. [2] H. thermophilus’s next immediate branch point is with the species Caldobacterium hydrogenopailum str. z-823 and the previous divergence branches with Hydrogenobacter strains. [2] Genomic studies of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene in H. thermophilus also suggest that they are part of some of the earliest differentiating orders of bacteria termed the Aquificales. [2] As a result of the early branch point in Aquificales’ genetic history, it indicates that the characteristics of the last common ancestor of life were possibly thermophilic and fixed carbon chemoautotrophically; this gives some direction to the evolution of life. [2]
Genomics[edit]
In 2010, the entire genome of Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6 was sequenced by Hiroyuki Arai et al.[4] Sequencing was done via whole genome shotgun approach through the Sanger sequencing method, and assembled via the Paracel Genome Assembler. [4] It was found to consist of 1,743,135 base pairs arranged in a circular chromosome with an estimated 1,864 protein coding genes and 22 pseudogenes. [4] The genome was found to contain one 16S-23S-5S rRNA operon and 44 tRNA coding genes.[4] The GC content of the genome is 44% [4], which at the time of its discovery was the lowest among any hydrogen oxidizing bacteria. [1] H. thermophilus contains four gene clusters for membrane-bound hydrogenases. [4] It should also be noted that H. thermophilus lacks the typical PSP (phosphoserine phosphatase) genes involved in amino acid metabolism.[4] In addition, it is an obligate chemolithoautotroph, and so genes commonly used in carbon fixation were present.[4] Genes that encode proteins involved in the RTCA (reductive tricyclic acid cycle) and gluconeogenesis were observed.[4] The sox gene cluster, sqr gene and sorAB genes were also noted, and are involved in the sulfur oxidation protein complex, sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase and sulfite:cytochrome c oxidoreductase respectively. [1] H. thermophilus also contains the necessary genes for nitrate reduction and assimilation. [4]
Proteomics[edit]
Hydrogenobacter thermophilus has several unique proteins that allow it to be viable in its environment. Cytochrome b and cytochrome c are present in all strains. [1] H. thermophilus strains also possess a very distinctive sulfur containing quinone, 2-Methylthio-1,4-naphthoquinone. [1] This is the first case of non-Calvin-type pathway that is utilized to convert carbon dioxide into cellular components. [5] In addition to the unique quinone, novel types of phosphoserine phosphatase (PSPs) were discovered and have been analyzed by preliminary crystallization and X-ray diffraction. [6] Both iPSP1 and iPSP2 proteins found in H. thermophilus employ metal-ion-independent pathways while typical PSPs need Mg2+ for activity and are considered to be part of the haloacid dehalogenase-like hydrolase superfamily. [6] iPSP1 is comprised of two PspA subunits, while iPSP2 is a heterodimer and has both PspA and PspB subunits. [6] iPSP1 and iPSP2 were observed to share a strong binding affinity towards L-phosphoserine, which supports its activity as a PSP.[6] Novel proteins such as citryl-CoA synthetase (CCS) and ciitryl-CoA (CLL)are utilized within the reductive TCA cycle (Reverse Krebs cycle). [7] These proteins were discovered and characterized through activity purification, SDS-PAGE analysis, and gel filtration chromatography. [7] Additionally, oligionucleotide probes were employed in order to sequence and clone the related genes. [7] The cleavage of citryl-CoA to acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate occurs in a two step process. [7] First, citryl-coA synthetase catalyzes the formation of citryl-CoA, which is immediately cleaved by citryl-CoA lyase. [7] It was also observed that there is significant level of protein sequence homology between the CCL protein and the C-terminal region of ATP citrate lyase (ACL), an enzyme commonly employed by the reductive TCA cycle. [7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Kawasumi, Toshiyuki (1984). "Hydrogenobacter thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely thermophilic, aerobic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 34: 5-10.
- ^ a b c d e Pitulle, C; et al. (1994). "Phylogenetic position of Hydrogenobacter". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 44 (4): 620-626.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|first1=(help) - ^ Kawasumi, Toshiyuki (May 14, 1980). "Isolation of Strictly Thermophilic and Obligately Autotrophic Hydrogen Bacteria". Agricultural Biology, Chemistry. 44: 8.
{{cite journal}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Arai, H; et al. (2010 Mar 26). "Complete[genome sequence of the thermophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6". Journal of Bacteriology. 192 (101): 2651.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Explicit use of et al. in:|first1=(help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - ^ Ishii, M; et al. (1987). "2-Methylthio-1,4-napthoquinone, a unique sulfur-containing quinone from a thernophilic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, Hydrogenobacter therophilus". Journal of Bacteriology. 169 (6): 2380-2384.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|first1=(help) - ^ a b c d Chiba, Y; et al. (2012). "Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a novel type of phosphoserine phosphatase from Hydrogenbacter theromphilus TK-6". Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 68: 911-913.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|first1=(help) - ^ a b c d e f Aoshima, M; et al. (2004). "A novel enzyme, citryl-CoA lyase, catalyzing the second step of the citrate cleavage reaction in Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6". Molecular Microbiology. 52 (3): 763-770.
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