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[[File:Image2.png|thumb|350x350px|Scanning electron microscopic image of ''Ruminococcus albus'' 8.
<small>This photo belongs to the GMH Project  and was taken by Kingsley Boateng.</small>]]


== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
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'''''Ruminococcus albus''''' '''8'''
 
''Ruminococcus albus'' 8 is an obligately anaerobic, fibrolytic bacterium originally isolated from the rumen of an alfalfa-fed cow by Marvin P. Bryant. 
 
While ''R. albus'' 8 shares core phenotypic characteristics with other strains, genomic and transcriptomic analyses indicate that it exhibits a specialized ecological preference for hemicellulose and xylan degradation over highly crystalline cellulose, distinguishing it from the highly cellulolytic ''R. albus'' 7 [1]. The strain secretes multiple endoxylanases and utilizes a unique phosphoketolase pathway for the rapid catabolism of pentose sugars, producing acetate, ethanol, formate, and hydrogen [2]. In the rumen, ''R. albus'' 8 contributes to the energy acquisition of the host animal through the production of volatile fatty acids, while acting in syntrophy with methanogenic archaea by providing the hydrogen necessary for enteric methane production. 
 
LPSN: ''Ruminococcus albus'' Hungate 1957 
 
NCBI: ''Ruminococcus albus'' 8 
 
GTDB: ''Ruminococcus albus''
 
Risk group: 1


== Global Methane Hub Metadata ==
== Global Methane Hub Metadata ==
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== Genome ==
== Genome ==
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[[File:2N52CS 1 R8 1 circos.png|center|thumb|300x300px|Circos plot of ''R. albus'' 8. Source: Makoto Adachi]]


== DefenseFinder Results ==
== DefenseFinder Results ==
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== Methylome ==
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{| class="wikitable"
!Motif
!Percent methylated
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|G(6mA)TCC
|99.53
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|GG(6mA)TC
|99.93
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|GG(6mA)GG
|98.88
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|GNC(6mA)YNNNNNNCCT
|97.47
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|(6mA)GGNNNNNNRTGNC
|99.28
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|G(6mA)TNNNNCTCA
|98.36
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|TG(6mA)GNNNNATC
|97.64
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|A(5mC)GGG
|97.16
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|C(5mC)CGT
|87.25
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|G(5mC)CTCC
|85.17
|}


== Methylating ''E. coli'' ==
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== Culturing Conditions ==
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''R. albus'' 8 grown well in [[M2GSC Medium|M2GSC]] and [[M10 Medium|M10]] medium at 37°C. Plating efficiency of ''R. albus'' 8 on M10 agar is close to 89%.


== Antimicrobial MIC Tests ==
== Antimicrobial MIC Tests ==
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Note: Antimicrobial MIC was assessed using [[M2GSC Medium|M2GSC]] liquid medium.
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!'''Antibiotic'''
!'''Concentration (µg/ml)'''
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|Ampicilin
|0.1
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|Chlorhamphenicol
|Resistance (>200)
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|Erythromycin
|0.1
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|Gentamycin
|0.1
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|Kanamycin
|0.6
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|Streptomycin
|Resistance (>200)
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|Tetracycline
|1
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== Protocols ==
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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[1] Kwon I. 2016. Comparative whole genome transcriptional responses of ''Ruminococcus albus'' strain 7 and 8: a case for specialization and niche differentiation. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
 
[2] Moon YH, Iakiviak M, Bauer S, Mackie RI, Cann IKO. 2011. Biochemical analyses of multiple endoxylanases from the rumen bacterium Ruminococcus albus 8 and their synergistic activities with accessory hemicellulose-degrading enzymes. Appl Environ Microbiol 77:5157–5169.

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Scanning electron microscopic image of Ruminococcus albus 8. This photo belongs to the GMH Project and was taken by Kingsley Boateng.

Introduction

Ruminococcus albus 8

Ruminococcus albus 8 is an obligately anaerobic, fibrolytic bacterium originally isolated from the rumen of an alfalfa-fed cow by Marvin P. Bryant.

While R. albus 8 shares core phenotypic characteristics with other strains, genomic and transcriptomic analyses indicate that it exhibits a specialized ecological preference for hemicellulose and xylan degradation over highly crystalline cellulose, distinguishing it from the highly cellulolytic R. albus 7 [1]. The strain secretes multiple endoxylanases and utilizes a unique phosphoketolase pathway for the rapid catabolism of pentose sugars, producing acetate, ethanol, formate, and hydrogen [2]. In the rumen, R. albus 8 contributes to the energy acquisition of the host animal through the production of volatile fatty acids, while acting in syntrophy with methanogenic archaea by providing the hydrogen necessary for enteric methane production.

LPSN: Ruminococcus albus Hungate 1957

NCBI: Ruminococcus albus 8

GTDB: Ruminococcus albus

Risk group: 1

Global Methane Hub Metadata

Origin: United States of America, Mackie lab
Sequenced by: Makoto Adachi
Assembled by: William G. Alexander
Methylome called by: William G. Alexander
Methyltransferases cloned by: Roy Rodriguez Carrero
MIC and Culturing Conditions by: Roy Rodriguez Carrero
Transformation by:

Genome

Circos plot of R. albus 8. Source: Makoto Adachi

DefenseFinder Results

Methylome

Motif Percent methylated
G(6mA)TCC 99.53
GG(6mA)TC 99.93
GG(6mA)GG 98.88
GNC(6mA)YNNNNNNCCT 97.47
(6mA)GGNNNNNNRTGNC 99.28
G(6mA)TNNNNCTCA 98.36
TG(6mA)GNNNNATC 97.64
A(5mC)GGG 97.16
C(5mC)CGT 87.25
G(5mC)CTCC 85.17

Methylating E. coli

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Culturing Conditions

R. albus 8 grown well in M2GSC and M10 medium at 37°C. Plating efficiency of R. albus 8 on M10 agar is close to 89%.

Antimicrobial MIC Tests

Note: Antimicrobial MIC was assessed using M2GSC liquid medium.

Antibiotic Concentration (µg/ml)
Ampicilin 0.1
Chlorhamphenicol Resistance (>200)
Erythromycin 0.1
Gentamycin 0.1
Kanamycin 0.6
Streptomycin Resistance (>200)
Tetracycline 1

Protocols

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Transformation Results

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[1] Kwon I. 2016. Comparative whole genome transcriptional responses of Ruminococcus albus strain 7 and 8: a case for specialization and niche differentiation. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.

[2] Moon YH, Iakiviak M, Bauer S, Mackie RI, Cann IKO. 2011. Biochemical analyses of multiple endoxylanases from the rumen bacterium Ruminococcus albus 8 and their synergistic activities with accessory hemicellulose-degrading enzymes. Appl Environ Microbiol 77:5157–5169.