Front. Microbiol. Frontiers in Microbiology Front. Microbiol. 1664-302X Frontiers Media S.A. 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01348 Microbiology Data Report The Complete Genome Sequence of the Nicotine-Degrading Bacterium Shinella sp. HZN7 Qiu Jiguo 1 * Yang Youjian 1 Zhang Junjie 1 Wang Haixia 2 Ma Yun 3 He Jian 1 Lu Zhenmei 2 * 1Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China 2Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China 3Department of Environmental Science, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou, China

Edited by: Feng Gao, Tianjin University, China

Reviewed by: Seong Woon Roh, Korea Basic Science Institute, South Korea; Jonathan Badger, National Cancer Institute, USA

*Correspondence: Jiguo Qiu qiujiguo@njau.edu.cn

Zhenmei Lu lzhenmei@zju.edu.cn

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 Shinella sp. HZN7 PacBio genome sequence plasmids nicotine biodegradation reference genome Background

Nicotine is a natural alkaloid that is very toxic to humans. To eliminate the harmful effects of nicotine in the environment, biological methods employing microbes to degrade nicotine are required (Brandsch, 2006; Liu et al., 2015). Shinella sp. HZN7 can degrade nicotine efficiently via the variant of a pyridine and pyrrolidine pathways (VPP; Ma et al., 2013; Qiu et al., 2014, 2015). The main intermediates in this pathway include 6-hydroxy-nicotine, 6-hydroxy-N-methylmyosmine, 6-hydroxypseudooxynicotine, 6-hydroxy-3-succinoyl-pyridine, and 2,5-dihydroxypyridine. This strain is the first nicotine-degrading bacterium to be isolated from the genus Shinella.

The genus Shinella was established in 2006 within the “Rhizobiaceae group” of the Alphaproteobacteria (An et al., 2006). Six species were assigned to this genus namely S. daejeonensis, S. fusca, S. granuli, S. kummerowiae, S. yambaruensis, S. zoogloeoides. However, most strains in this genus have not been identified at the species level. Shinella spp. have been isolated from various environmental samples, such as active sludge, zooplankton gut, soils, and water. They also exhibit a range of functional diversity, such as nitrogen fixation (Lin et al., 2008), assimilation of phosphite (Poehlein et al., 2016), and degradation of the toxic pollutants, 4-aminobenzenesulfonate (Biala et al., 2014), chlorothalonil (Liang et al., 2011), and pyridine (Bai et al., 2009). Until now, only three Shinella draft genomes have been deposited in GenBank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/genomes/32494). To further understand the molecular mechanism of nicotine degradation and advance the potential biotechnological applications of Shinella strains, we present the first complete genome sequence of Shinella sp. HZN7 and its features.

 Materials and methods Bacterial strain and DNA purification

Shinella sp. HZN7 was isolated from the active sludge of a wastewater-treatment system of a pesticide manufacturer in Hangzhou City, China. This bacterium was cultured aerobically in LB medium at 30°C with 100 μg/mL ampicillin. Genomic DNA from Shinella sp. HZN7 was extracted and purified using a QIAamp DNA Mini Kit (Qiagen, Germany). The concentration of genomic Genomic DNA was measured using a Qubit 2.0 Fluorometer (Thermo Scientific, USA). Purity of DNAs samples (UV A260/A280) was assessed using a NanoDrop 2000 Spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific, USA).

 Genome sequencing and assembly

The genome of strain HZN7 was sequenced using the PacBio RSII platform. A 20-kb DNA library was constructed according to the manufacturer's instructions and sequenced using single-molecule realtime (SMRT) sequencing technology with the P6 DNA polymerase and C4 chemistry. The sequences from two SMRT cells were assembled with SMRT Pipe version 2.1.1 using the hierarchical genome-assembly process (HGAP). The reads were de novo assembled and polished using the PacBio software HGAP3/Quiver (Chin et al., 2013).

 Genome annotation

The coding sequences (CDSs) were predicted using the Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline (PGAP) version 3.2 software on NCBI (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/annotation_prok/). The locus tag prefix was set as “shn.” Additional gene prediction and annotation was performed using the Rapid Annotation Subsystems Technology (RAST) server (Aziz et al., 2008). CRISPR finder (http://crispr.u-psud.fr/Server/) was used for identifying CRISPR/Cas systems (Grissa et al., 2007).

 Results Genome features

After quality control, ~4 Gb of data was obtained with a 550-fold average coverage. A total of 7,354,253 bp genome sequence was assembled. The features for the complete genome sequence of Shinella sp. HZN7 are summarized in Table 1. The complete genome is composed of one circular chromosome and 12 circular plasmids (designated as plasmid pShin-01 to pShin-12) with an average GC content of 64.8%. The whole genome contains 6954 genes, including 6694 coding sequences, 3 5S rRNAs, 3 16S rRNAs, 3 23S rRNAs, 51 tRNAs, 4 ncRNA, and 196 pseudo genes. Interestingly, 215 mobile genetic elements were predicted, including 96 transposases, 33 integrases, and 86 conjugative transfer proteins. Moreover, one CRISPR gene cluster was identified by the CRISPR finder tool. To the best of our knowledge, there are no bacterial strains containing up to 12 circular plasmids. Previous reports have shown that Shinella zoogloeoides strain BC026 contained 3 or more 200 kb megaplasmids (Bai et al., 2010) and Shinella sp. DD12 contained at least seven plasmids (Poehlein et al., 2016). These results indicate that the possession of multiple plasmids is a common feature in the genus Shinella.

Genomic features of Shinella sp. HZN7.

Features Chromosome pShin-01 pShin-02 pShin-03 pShin-04 pShin-05 pShin-06
Genome size (bp) 4,678,597 620,539 445,803 409,126 222,555 155,026 147,896
G + C content (%) 65.2 66.2 65.5 65.3 65.1 58.5 62.1
Total genes 4480 571 389 386 200 144 149
Protein coding genes 4334 556 376 379 187 137 144
RNA genes 64 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobile genetic elements 85 1 4 3 1 30 9
GenBank accession No. CP015736 CP015737 CP015738 CP015739 CP015740 CP015741 CP015742
Features pShin-07 pShin-08 pShin-09 pShin-10 pShin-11 pShin-12 Total
Genome size (bp) 132,822 128,968 127,666 112,708 100,630 71,917 7,354,253
G + C content (%) 60.6 66.0 61.7 61.3 60.6 59.9 64.8
Total genes 134 117 119 115 88 62 6954
Protein coding genes 125 110 105 106 82 53 6694
RNA genes 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Mobile genetic elements 12 2 24 23 3 18 215
GenBank accession No. CP015743 CP015744 CP015745 CP015746 CP015747 CP015748
Nicotine-degrading gene cluster

Our previous study showed that the novel 6-hydroxy-nicotine oxidase, NctB, was responsible for the degradation of 6-hydroxy-nicotine to 6-hydroxypseudooxynicotine (Qiu et al., 2014). The nctB gene (locus tag shn_30305) was found on the plasmid pShin-05. The nctB gene, as well as genes homologous to vppA (nicotine hydroxylase gene), vppE (2,5-dihydroxypyridine dioxygenase gene) from Ochrobactrum sp. strain SJY1 (Yu et al., 2015) and pno (6-hydroxypseudooxynicotine oxidase gene) from Agrobacterium tumefaciens S33 (Li et al., 2016), appeared in an 50 kb region of DNA with a GC content of 56.6%. The predicted genes (shn_30145 to shn_30370) in this cluster and their characterized homolog are summarized in Table 2. This cluster was not found in three other Shinella draft genomes (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/genomes/32494). In addition, two transposase genes flanked this cluster of DNA, indicating that it may have been acquired by horizontal gene transfer.

Summary of gene cluster involved in nicotine degradation in Shinella sp. HZN7.

Gene locus tag Size (amino acids) Genes with predicted function Function of most similar gene product(s) Source accession no. and identity
shn_30145 157 Transposase – –
shn_30195 391 Para-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase 6-Hydroxy-3-succinoylpyridine 3-monooxygenase, VppD AIH15770 (100%)
shn_30205 671 Hypothetical protein 6-Hydroxypseudooxynicotine oxidase, Pno WP_024899819 (100%)
shn_30230 736 Chemotaxis protein Methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein, MCP Q00986 (47%)
shn_30235 344 Putrescine/spermidine ABC – –
Transporter substrate-binding protein
shn_30250 358 DDE endonuclease – –
shn_30255 226 Tetr family transcriptional regulator – –
shn_30260 344 Putrescine/spermidine ABC – –
Transporter substrate-binding protein
shn_30265 266 ABC transporter permease – –
shn_30270 301 ABC transporter permease – –
shn_30275 357 Spermidine/putrescine ABC – –
Transporter ATP-binding protein
shn_30280 210 Carbamoylsarcosine amidase Maleamate amidase, VppG AIH15798 (100%)
shn_30285 342 Leucyl aminopeptidase 2,5-DHP dioxygenase, VppE AIH15799 (99%)
shn_30290 260 Alpha/beta hydrolase N-formylmaleamic acid deformylase, VppF AIH15800 (100%)
shn_30295 249 Asp/Glu racemase Maleate isomerase, VppH AIH15801 (100%)
shn_30300 465 Aldehyde dehydrogenase 4-Aminobutanal dehydrogenase Q6D6Y7 (39%)
shn_30305 437 Hypothetical protein 6-Hydroxy-nicotine oxidase, NctB AGS16700
shn_30310 551 Transposase – –
shn_30325 527 Hypothetical protein Nicotine hydroxylase large subunit VppAL AIH15806 (100%)
shn_30330 155 (2Fe-2S)-binding protein Nicotine hydroxylase small subunit VppAS AIH15807 (100%)
shn_30370 477 Transposase – –

–, experimental information is not available.

In conclusion, we present the first complete genome of Shinella sp. HZN7. We hope this will facilitate a deeper the understanding of the molecular mechanism of nicotine degradation via the VPP pathway, and provide a reference genome for genus Shinella.

 Ethics statement

This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.

 Data access

The complete genome sequence of Shinella sp. HZN7 has been deposited at the GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ under the accession numbers CP015736-CP015748. The strain is available from the China Center for Type Culture Collection under the accession no CCTCC M 2013060 or from Dr. JQ at Nanjing Agricultural University.

 Author contributions

JQ and ZL conceived and designed the research; YY, JZ, and HW performed experiments and analyzed data; JQ, YM, JH, and ZL analyzed data; JQ and ZL wrote the manuscript; all authors commented on the manuscript and approved the contents.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31422003 and 31500082) and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-13-0861). Also thanks Dr. Weijie Song for sequencing at Biology Technology Company of Guhe.

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