@article{open1903,
          volume = {8},
          number = {8},
          author = {Gaurav Sharma and Indu Khatri and Srikrishna Subramanian},
            note = {Open Access},
           title = {Complete Genome of the Starch-Degrading Myxobacteria Sandaracinus amylolyticus DSM 53668T.},
       publisher = {OUP},
            year = {2016},
         journal = {Genome biology and evolution},
           pages = {2520--9},
        keywords = {CAZyme; agarase; amylase; cellulase; methylome; phylogeny},
             url = {http://crdd.osdd.net/open/1903/},
        abstract = {Myxobacteria are members of {\ensuremath{\delta}}-proteobacteria and are typified by large genomes, well-coordinated social behavior, gliding motility, and starvation-induced fruiting body formation. Here, we report the 10.33 Mb whole genome of a starch-degrading myxobacterium Sandaracinus amylolyticus DSM 53668(T) that encodes 8,962 proteins, 56 tRNA, and two rRNA operons. Phylogenetic analysis, in silico DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity reveal its divergence from other myxobacterial species and support its taxonomic characterization into a separate family Sandaracinaceae, within the suborder Sorangiineae. Sequence similarity searches using the Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZyme) database help identify the enzyme repertoire of S. amylolyticus involved in starch, agar, chitin, and cellulose degradation. We identified 16 {\ensuremath{\alpha}}-amylases and two {\ensuremath{\gamma}}-amylases in the S. amylolyticus genome that likely play a role in starch degradation. While many of the amylases are seen conserved in other {\ensuremath{\delta}}-proteobacteria, we notice several novel amylases acquired via horizontal transfer from members belonging to phylum Deinococcus-Thermus, Acidobacteria, and Cyanobacteria. No agar degrading enzyme(s) were identified in the S. amylolyticus genome. Interestingly, several putative {\ensuremath{\beta}}-glucosidases and endoglucanases proteins involved in cellulose degradation were identified. However, the absence of cellobiohydrolases/exoglucanases corroborates with the lack of cellulose degradation by this bacteria.}
}