Genome and Compound Analysis of Sioxanthin-Producing Marine Actinobacterium Micromonospora sp. nov. Strain SH-82...

Pigments and other secondary metabolites originating from marine microbes have been a promising natural colorants and drugs for multifaceted applications. However, marine actinobacteria producing such natural molecules are least investigated in terms of their taxonomy, chemical diversity and applications in biomedical, textile, and food industries. In this study, sioxanthin pigment-producing Gram-positive actinobacteria, Micromonospora sp. strain SH-82 was isolated from a marine sponge, Scopalina hapalia, and its whole genome was analyzed. Strain SH-82is a prolific producer of diverse chemical molecules as it produced more compounds on A1 medium with different culture conditions. The genome size of SH-82 is 6.24 Mb (6,246,890 bp) carrying 23 identified biosynthetic gene clusters. A total of 5415 CDS, 60 tRNA, 9 rRNA, and 1 tmRNA are identified from SH-82 genome. The GC content (%) of whole genome was 71.6%. Strain SH-82 harbors genes encoding type I, type II, and type III polyketide synthases. Based on the multi-locus sequence analysis and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) composition, strain SH-82 is confirmed as a novel species. The genetic information of Micromonospora sp. SH-82 has been deposited to NCBI under the BioProject ID PRJNA1087320, with corresponding identifiers in the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) as SAMN40439676 and the Genome accession as CP148049.