Abstract
In attempt to obtain a thermophilic host for the conversion of lignocellulose derived substrates into lactic acid, Geobacillus thermodenitrificans T12 was isolated from a compost heap. It was selected from over 500 isolates as a genetically tractable hemicellulolytic lactic acid producer, requiring little nutrients. The strain is able to ferment glucose and xylose simultaneously and can produce lactic acid from xylan, making it a potential host for biotechnological applications. The genome of strain T12 consists of a 3.64 Mb chromosome and two plasmids of 59 and 56 kb. It has a total of 3.676 genes with an average genomic GC content of 48.7%. The T12 genome encodes a denitrification pathway, allowing for anaerobic respiration. The identity and localization of the responsible genes are similar to those of the denitrification pathways found in strain NG80-2. The hemicellulose utilization (HUS) locus was identified based on sequence homology against G. stearothermophilus T-6. It appeared that T12 has all the genes that are present in strain T-6 except for the arabinan degradation cluster. Instead, the HUS locus of strain T12 contains genes for both an inositol and a pectate degradation pathway. Strain T12 has complete pathways for the synthesis of purine and pyrimidine, all 20 amino acids and several vitamins except D-biotin. The host-defense systems present comprise a Type II and a Type III restriction-modification system, as well as a CRISPR-Cas Type II system. It is concluded that G. thermodenitrificans T12 is a potentially interesting candidate for industrial applications.
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Introduction
Bioprospecting to discover novel organisms for the use in industrial applications is widely used and this strategy has led to an increased interest Geobacillus spp. [1, 3, 10, 16, 23, 25, 26, 31]. The Geobacillus genus, which was reclassified in 2001 from Bacillus, consists of Gram positive, rod shaped, spore-forming bacteria that thrive under thermophilic conditions and are capable of aerobic and anaerobic respiration [19]. Recently, Aliyu et al. have suggested that the genus Geobacillus consists of two distinct genera, Geobacillus and Parageobacillus. The latter genus includes P. caldoxylosilyticus, P. thermoglucosidasius, P. antartcicus, P. toebii, and Parageobacillus genomospecies 1 (NUB3621) [2]. The ability of Geobacillus spp. to metabolize C6 and C5 sugars, starchy substrates, and xylans is of particular interest for their application in biomass conversions [19, 31].
A range of recently reported applications of geobacilli, including the production of several (heterologous) proteins, fuels, and chemicals, underpin the potential of this genus [4, 5, 13, 23, 33, 36]. Still, a greater understanding of their genomes, metabolism, and the development of a robust genetic toolbox would facilitate the development of Geobacillus spp. into valuable whole-cell catalysts. Several strains of (Para)Geobacillus have proven to be genetically accessible, but the genomes of Geobacillus stearothermophilus NUB3621, Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius DSM 2542, and Geobacillus kaustophilus HTA426 remain the only genetically accessible strains published to date [22, 31]. Although an impressive number of genome sequences have been completed in the past few years, the genomic information on geobacilli is still limited.
Here, we describe the complete genome sequence of Geobacillus thermodenitrificans T12, which is accessible in the GenBank database (CP020030-CP020032). Previously, Daas et al. [14] isolated G. thermodenitrificans strain T12 from compost and characterized this strain for its ability to co-ferment C5 and C6 sugars, as well as its ability to produce lactic acid and acetic acid from beechwood xylan. Furthermore, a relatively efficient transformation protocol has been developed for strain T12 [14]. In this paper, several genomic highlights are described, demonstrating the potential of strain T12 not only as an interesting whole-cell catalyst, but also as a valuable resource of useful genetic elements.
Materials and Methods
Media, Cultivation Methods, and DNA Isolation
G. thermodenitrificans T12 was isolated from a compost heap at Recom Ede B.V. in the Netherlands (52.043941 latitude° and 5.616682° longitude). It was demonstrated to co-ferment C6 and C5 sugars, to utilize xylan, and to be genetically accessible [14]. The isolated organism is a facultative anaerobic thermophile capable of denitrification [14]. It was grown in LB2 or MMy media at 65 °C in a rotary shaker with an agitation speed of 150 RPM. Genomic DNA of strain T12 was isolated from 10 ml of a logarithmic growing culture of an OD600nm of 0.87 by using the MasterPure™ Gram Positive DNA Purification Kit (Epicentre, Madison, Wisconsin, USA) according to manufacturer’s protocol.
LB2 contains the following per liter: 10 g tryptone (Oxoid), 5 g yeast extract (Oxoid), 10 g NaCl and salts mix consisting of 0.25 g K2HPO4 (after autoclaving); 1 g NH4Cl; 3 g NaCl; 1.50 g Na2SO4; 0.08 g NaHCO3; 1 g KCl; 1.8 g MgCl2 × 6H2O; and 0.30 g CaCl2 × 2H2O; MOPS was added as a buffering agent and pH was set to 7.04 at room temperature. The medium was autoclaved for 20 min at 121 °C after which 1 ml filter sterile metal mix and 1 ml filter sterile vitamin solution were added. Metal mix contains the following per liter: 1.60 g MnCl2 × 6H2O; 0.1 g ZnSO4; 0.2 g H3BO3; 0.01 g CuSO4 × 5H2O; 0.01 g Na2MoO4 × 2H20; 0.1 g CoCl2 × 6H2O; 0.7 g FeSO4 × 7H2O; 5 g CaCl2 × 2H2O and 20 g MgCl2 × 6H2O. Vitamin mix contains the following per liter: 0.1 g thiamine; 0.1 g riboflavin; 0.5 g nicotinic acid; 0.1 g pantothenic acid; 0.5 g pyridoxamine, HCl; 0.5 g pyridoxal, HCl; 0.1 g D-biotin; 0.1 g folic acid; 0.1 g p-aminobenzoic acid; 0.1 g cobalamin.
MMy medium contains the following per liter: 0.5 g yeast extract (Oxoid); 0.52 g K2HPO4; 0.23 g KH2PO4; 0.34 g NH4Cl; 8.37 g MOPS was used as a buffering agent and pH was set to 7.04 at room temperature. After autoclaving of the medium 0.14 g CaCl × 2H2O, 1 ml vitamin mix and 1 ml metal mix were added.
Glucose (10 g/l) was used as carbon source (unless stated otherwise) and separately autoclaved. Pectic substrates were used at a concentration of 5 g/l and were sterilized by dry incubation at 120 °C for 30 min. For plate cultures, 5 g/l gelrite (Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany) was added. API 50 CHB/E test was inoculated from a 10 ml overnight LB2 culture of T12. Cells from the LB2 culture were centrifuged at 4000×g for 10 min and then transferred to the API 50 CHB/E Medium to obtain a cell density of 0.24 AUs at 600 nm. After inoculation, the API 50 CHB/E strips were inoculated for 48 h at 60 °C.
Genome Sequencing, Assembly, and Annotation
The G. thermodenitrificans T12 genome was sequenced, assembled, and annotated by Baseclear B.V. (Leiden, The Netherlands). Pair-end sequence reads were generated by using the Illumina HiSeq2500 system followed by PacBio sequencing using the PacBio RS system. The quality of the Illumina FASTQ sequences was enhanced by trimming off low-quality bases with the “Trim sequences” option of the CLC Genomics Workbench version 7.0.4. Subsequently, the quality-filtered sequence reads were puzzled into a number of contig sequences. The data collected from the PacBio RS instrument were processed and filtered with the SMRT Analysis software suite. Filtering of the continuous long read (CLR) data was done by Read-length (>50), Subread-length (>50), and Read quality (>0.75). The average read length of the paired-end reads was 254.15 bp and those of PacBio were 2795 bp. Analysis of methylation patterns was included in the SMRT portal (v2.3), using the RS_Modification_and_Motif_Analysis.1 workflow. A summary of the discovered motifs is given in Table 1.
The assembly has been performed with the “De novo assembly” option of the CLC Genomics Workbench version 7.0.4. and the optimal k-mer size was automatically determined with KmerGenie [11]. The assembled contigs were linked and placed into super-scaffolds based on the alignment of the PacBio CLR reads. This alignment was performed with BLASR [9]. From the alignment the orientation, order and distance between the contigs were estimated by using the SSPACE-LongRead scaffolder version 1.0 [6]. The gapped regions within the super-scaffolds were closed in an automated manner by GapFiller version 1.10 [7]. Closing the gaps resulted in seven scaffolds: one that covers the T12 genome, two that cover the plasmids, and three contaminant scaffolds that were assembled and then removed from the dataset.
Genome annotation was performed on the assembled scaffolds by using the BaseClear annotation pipeline, which is based on the Prokka Prokaryotic Genome Annotation System (http://vicbioinformatics.com/). Genes were predicted with Prodigal V2 and translated CDSs were used to search the Uniprot database to identify EC number, CAZY number and function annotation. A domain analysis was performed with hmmer-3 and signal peptides, with their corresponding cellular localization, were predicted by using signalp v4.0. To predict rRNAs and tRNAs, we used barrnap v0.2 and Aragorn v1.2.36, respectively.
The genome of G. thermodenitrificans T12 encompasses a 3.64 Mb chromosome and two plasmids of 59 and 56 kb that together contain 3676 genes and an average GC content of 48.71% (Table 2). The majority of genes predicted were assigned with a known function (2088 genes) and a total of 47 genes with a CAZy number were annotated (Table 3). The genome is available in the GenBank database (CP020030-CP020032).
Results and Discussion
G. thermodenitrificans T12 is a rod-shaped, thermophilic, facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium that was isolated from compost (Fig. 1). The phylogeny of strain T12 was determined using its 16S RNA encoding gene. This sequence was used to create a phylogenetic tree that demonstrates its relationship to several Geobacillus type strains [14]. G. thermodenitrificans T12 was selected for whole genome sequencing based on its fermentation product profile, co-utilization of glucose and xylose, its ability to degrade xylan, and its amenability to transformation [14].
Insights to the Genome
General Metabolism
Strain T12 is capable of utilizing a wide variety of carbohydrates (SI; Table S1) as was proven by fermentation test with an API 50 CHB/E test kit (BioMérieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France). We also determined the presence of complete pathways for the synthesis of purine and pyrimidine, all 20 amino acids and several vitamins except D-biotin. Pathways for the synthesis of these compounds are identical to those identified for G. thermodenitrificans NG80-2 (KEGG entry: T00496). The D-biotin pathway in strain T12 lacks the genes required for the conversion of Pimeloyl-(acp) to Dethiobiotin, however, a putative biotin transporter encoding gene (GTHT12_02457) was found.
Denitrification
G. thermodenitrificans T12 is capable of anaerobic respiration, reducing nitrate to molecular nitrogen [14]. The metabolic pathways of strain T12 involved in this reduction have been identified based on the annotated genome of Geobacillus sp. NG80-2, which was shown to be capable of denitrification. The genes encoding all enzymes of the denitrification pathway have been identified in its genome [18]. Two copies of the nitrate reductase operon narGHJI, responsible for the reduction of nitrate to N2O, are present in the genomes of both strain T12 and strain NG80-2. The homology of genes involved in both copies of the narGHJI operon is 99 to 100% sequence identity between the two strains. Not only does the denitrification cluster of T12 show high identity to their homologs of strain NG80-2, also their genomic localization is identical to the genomic localization in strain NG80-2.
The nos gene cluster in strain NG80-2 is required for the reduction of N2O to N2, but this cluster was not described for gram-positive bacteria until its discovery in strain NG80-2 [18]. We here reported the identification of genes encoding all enzymes for denitrification in strain T12 with 97 to 100% sequence identity to their orthologs of strain NG80-2.
HUS Locus
The hemicellulose utilization (HUS) locus of strain T12 contains 95 genes with a total size of 121 kb and is thereby the largest hemicellulolytic cluster reported for Geobacillus spp. [15]. The HUS locus shows extensive variability among geobacilli, even among strains of the same species [15]. This variability might be induced by the action of mobile genetic elements and the selection for desired traits based on the environment from which Geobacillus spp. are isolated.
When the HUS locus of strain T12 is compared to the HUS locus of G. stearothermophilus T-6, which is the most extensively studied HUS locus among Geobacillus spp., all T-6 genes are present in the T12 cluster, except for the arabinan degradation cluster. The arabinose metabolic genes of strain T12 show highest similarity to Geobacillus sp. 1MC16 with both strains lacking the gene cluster containing the extracellular and intracellular arabinase, although both do contain the enzymes needed for arabinose and arabinooligosaccharide degradation [8].
Compared to T-6, the HUS locus of strain T12 has an additional inositol pathway, an oligopeptide-transport gene cluster, and a pectate degradation pathway. The inositol gene cluster (iolG/DEBCA) of strain T12 has a 93–100% amino acid identity to the inositol clusters of G. thermodenitrificans strains NG80-2, DSM 465, and G1MC16 [8]. Directly upstream of the inositol cluster in strain T12, an oligopeptide-transport gene cluster (dppABCDFE) is found which is not present in any other sequenced G. thermodenitrificans strain. This peptide-transport gene cluster is identical to its orthologs found in multiple other Geobacillus spp. [8]. G. thermodenitrificans strains T12, NG80-2, DSM 465, and G1MC16 also encode an α-mannosidase at the 5′-end of their HUS-locus. Surprisingly, a 23.3 Kb insert was found in between the mannosidase-encoding gene and the polypeptide transport gene cluster in strain T12. The insert contains a pectate degradation gene cluster containing both a pectate lyase (PL1) and a rhamnogalacturonyl hydrolase (GH88). Furthermore, genes GTHT12_1416 to GTHT12_1424 show high sequence identity to the rhamnogalacturonan degradation pathway of Bacillus spp. (SI; Table S2). When grown on various pectic substrates, strain T12 is capable of growth and organic acid production on both rhamnogalacturonan I and galactan. In contrast, strain G. thermodenitrificans DSM 465 cannot grow by converting these substrates and lacks the pectate degradation gene cluster in its HUS locus (Fig. 2). We conclude that the ability of strain T12 to ferment both rhamnogalacturonan and galactan most likely is the result of the pectate degradation cluster in its HUS locus.
Additional CAZymes
Next to the carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes) present on the HUS locus, several additional genes have been localized that encode for CAZymes. Most notable are a starch degrading cluster (GTHT_00158 through GTHT_00163) encoding for both an intracellular α-amylase and an extracellular α-amylase, interspaced by a three component ABC transporter. In addition, two oligo-1,6-glucosidases were identified, located far apart on the genome. These oligo-1,6-glucosidases are predicted to degrade the oligosaccharides obtained from the degradation of starch by alpha-amylases, thereby complementing the starch degradation pathway. Besides the starch degradation pathway, we identified a 6-phospho-β-glucosidase (GTHT_01331) just upstream of a putative cellobiose-specific phosphotransferase uptake mechanism (GTHT_01332 through GTHT_01334). Additionally, three more β-glucosidases were identified scattered over the genome (GTHT_01847, GTHT_02694, and GTHT_2696). Two proteins annotated as peptidases (GTHT_02208 and GTHT_02311) showed high identity to proteins (EPR27003.1 and EPR26354.1, respectively) that were characterized as endo-glucanases [27]. However, although strain T12 demonstrated growth on carboxymethylcellulose, we were unable to detect degradation of this substrate (data not shown). Furthermore, on plasmid pGeo12b, a levanase encoding gene has been identified (GTHT_3754) located in between a three-component ABC transporter and a fructokinase, suggesting the ability of G. thermodenitrificans T12 to degrade fructans.
Host Defense Systems
On the genome of T12, multiple methylation motifs were discovered and the corresponding restriction-modification (R/M) systems were identified using the REBASE database (Table 1) [28]. A Type II R/M system was identified on plasmid pGeo12b, encoded by ORFs GTHT12_03786 through GTHT12_03788. Methylation pattern analysis on the T12 genome revealed 5′-GATC-3′ as potential Type II R/M system recognition sequence (Table 1). ORFs GTHT12_00809 and GTHT12_00810 encode a Type III R/M system that may recognize the 5′-GCCAT-3′ sequence retrieved from the methylation analysis. This Type III system is most closely related (99% amino acid identity) to a system in Geobacillus sp. PA-3. PacBio data also showed methylation at motif 5′-TAAYNNNNNNRTTA-3′, which is a typical Type I R/M system recognition sequence. Although we did find a putative Type I methylase (GTHT_3783), we were unable to discover the corresponding R and S subunits. The mentioned R/M systems might influence the genetic accessibility and most likely play a crucial role in phage resistance in the microbiome of the compost from which the T12 strain was isolated.
In addition to the R/M systems, we discovered a Type II-C CRISPR-Cas system (called GtCas9 hereafter) on the genome of strain T12 (GTHT12_03309 through GTHT12_03401) [34]. The CRISPR-Cas locus architecture is a typical CRISPR-Cas Type II-C system [12], but contains a cas6 gene located after the CRISPR array (Fig. 3). This cas6 gene is likely to be a remnant of a Type I or Type III CRISPR-Cas system and is believed not to be part of the Cas9 locus in strain T12. The CRISPR-finder tool (http://crispr.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr/Server/) was used to identify the CRISPR array that contains 11 repeat sequences (36 bp) interspaced by ten spacer sequences (29–31 bp). The tracrRNA sequence was predicted by searching for sequences with strong complementarity to the repeat sequences in a 1-kb window flanking the CRISPR locus. A 34 bp tracr sequence (TCATAGTAACCCTGAGATCATTGCTGTGGTATAA) was found 164 bp upstream of the cas9 gene. The tracrRNA, which can pair with the repeat sequence of the crRNA, is essential to crRNA maturation in this system [20, 21]. Spacers were blasted against all available databases of CRISPRTarget (http://bioanalysis.otago.ac.nz/CRISPRTarget/crispr_analysis.html) and were found to have hits against Anoxybacillus flavithermus WK1 phage DNA and several spacers matched against Geobacillus Virus E2 DNA. Virus E2 is present as prophage in the genomes of G. thermodenitrificans NG80-2 and P. thermoglucosidasius C56-YS93 but was not found in the genome of G. thermodenitrificans T12.
The classification and evolution of Type-II CRISPR-Cas systems have previously been described and, in particular, three thermo-tolerant species have been identified which exhibit these Type-II systems. Still, these species grow optimally between 50 and 60 °C and not at 65 °C, as G. thermodenitrificans T12. To date there is no experimental evidence for active Cas9 proteins in thermophiles. Based on a comparative genome screening on the presence of Cas9 in bacteria, it was found that the Type II-C CRISPR-Cas system is only present in approximately 3.3% of all bacterial genomes [12]. However, comparative analysis to the non-redundant protein database of the NCBI revealed that Cas9 proteins are widespread among Geobacillus spp. A phylogenetic tree reveals the close relatedness of Cas9 proteins among thermophiles and their distinct mesophilic orthologs (Fig. 4). Although mesophilic Cas9 proteins show little sequence identity to GtCas9, protein sequence alignment against the well-characterized Cas9 proteins of A. naeslundii (Type II-C), S. pyogenes, and S. thermophilus (Type II-A) reveals the conservation of important active site residues in GtCas9 (Figure S1). CRISPR-Cas is often used for genome editing and the engineering toolbox expands rapidly [24, 30]. Functional analysis of GtCas9 for genome editing applications is ongoing (Mougiakos et al. unpublished results).
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We thank Fons Janssen for technical assistance and Jasper Koehorst for his assistance in bioinformatics analysis. This work was financially supported by BE-Basic (www.be-basic.org) and Corbion as part of the BE-Basic C3-acids project.
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Daas, M.J.A., Vriesendorp, B., van de Weijer, A.H.P. et al. Complete Genome Sequence of Geobacillus thermodenitrificans T12, A Potential Host for Biotechnological Applications. Curr Microbiol 75, 49–56 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-017-1349-0
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