Polysaccharide hydrolysis activity and genomic information of Saccharophagus degradans FZY0027

Abstract:

[Objective] To analyze the polysaccharide hydrolysis activity and genomic characteristics of a Gram-negative bacterial strain FZY0027 isolated from intertidal seawater. [Methods] The strain FZY0027 was identified based on the morphological characteristics, 16S rRNA gene sequence, and the whole genome sequence determined by Illumina NovaSeq and Oxford Nanopore PromethION. Bioinformatics tools such as dbCAN, EasyCGTree, BRIG, and Easyfig were used to compare the strain FZY0027 with Saccharophagus degradans 2-40^T. The 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) method was employed to measure the polysaccharide hydrolysis activity of strain FZY0027. [Results] The 16S rRNA gene sequence showed the similarity of 99.9% between strain FZY0027 and S. degradans 2-40^T, and thus strain FZY0027 was preliminarily identified as S. degradans FZY0027. The highest levels of reducing sugars (2.28, 1.75, and 1.10 mg/mL, respectively) were produced by FZY0027 through the hydrolysis of starch, xylan, and mannose. The genome of strain FZY0027 was 5 178 381 bp, encoding a total of 4 156 genes, with the G+C content of 45.8%. The average nucleotide identity (ANI), average amino acid identity (AAI), and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain FZY0027 and S. degradans 2-40^T were 96.5%, 96.7%, and 70.0%, respectively. A total of 303 genes were annotated in the Carbohydrate-Active Enzyme database, and there was a significant difference in the number (137 and 130, respectively) of genes encoding glycoside hydrolases (GHs) between strain FZY0027 and S. degradans 2-40^T. Strain FZY0027 carried multiple genes involved in the hydrolysis of starch and xylan, which was corresponding to its strong ability to hydrolyse starch and xylan. However, compared with S. degradans 2-40^T, strain FZY0027 could only hydrolyse a few polysaccharides under the experimental conditions in this study, which suggested that this strain may require specific culture conditions to fully exert its polysaccharide hydrolysis ability. [Conclusion] Strain FZY0027 is a versatile polysaccharide-hydrolyzing bacterium with the potential for bioresource utilization.