Christopher Detter

Publications (2)7.88 Total impact

• Article: Genome sequence of Kosmotoga olearia strain TBF 19.5.1, a thermophilic bacterium with a wide growth temperature range, isolated from the Troll B oil platform in the North Sea.

  Kristen S Swithers, Jonathan L DiPippo, David C Bruce, Christopher Detter, Roxanne Tapia, Shunsheng Han, Lynne A Goodwin, James Han, Tanja Woyke, Sam Pitluck, Len Pennacchio, Matthew Nolan, Natalia Mikhailova, Miriam L Land, Camilla L Nesbø, J Peter Gogarten, Kenneth M Noll
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  ABSTRACT: Kosmotoga olearia strain TBF 19.5.1 is a member of the Thermotogales that grows best at 65°C and very well even at 37°C. Information about this organism is important for understanding the evolution of mesophiles from thermophiles. Its genome sequence reveals extensive gene gains and a large content of mobile genetic elements. It also contains putative hydrogenase genes that have no homologs in the other member of the Thermotogales.
  Journal of bacteriology 10/2011; 193(19):5566-7. · 3.94 Impact Factor
• Article: Genome sequence of Thermotoga sp. strain RQ2, a hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from a geothermally heated region of the seafloor near Ribeira Quente, the Azores.

  Kristen S Swithers, Jonathan L DiPippo, David C Bruce, Christopher Detter, Roxanne Tapia, Shunsheng Han, Elizabeth Saunders, Lynne A Goodwin, James Han, Tanja Woyke, [......], Len Pennacchio, Matthew Nolan, Natalia Mikhailova, Athanasios Lykidis, Miriam L Land, Thomas Brettin, Karl O Stetter, Karen E Nelson, J Peter Gogarten, Kenneth M Noll
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  ABSTRACT: Thermotoga sp. strain RQ2 is probably a strain of Thermotoga maritima. Its complete genome sequence allows for an examination of the extent and consequences of gene flow within Thermotoga species and strains. Thermotoga sp. RQ2 differs from T. maritima in its genes involved in myo-inositol metabolism. Its genome also encodes an apparent fructose phosphotransferase system (PTS) sugar transporter. This operon is also found in Thermotoga naphthophila strain RKU-10 but no other Thermotogales. These are the first reported PTS transporters in the Thermotogales.
  Journal of bacteriology 10/2011; 193(20):5869-70. · 3.94 Impact Factor