Complete Genome Sequences of Four Halophilic Thermus thermophilus Strains Isolated from Arima Hot Spring in Japan

We isolated four Thermus thermophilus strains from Arima Hot Spring in Japan. Complete genome sequencing revealed that they showed average nucleotide identities of >= 99.21% to each other and to strains previously isolated from the same spot, but of <= 97.86% to strains from geographically different spots in Japan, reflecting habitat-specific genomic conservation.

Automated summary

The four Thermus thermophilus strains isolated from Arima Hot Spring in Japan showed high nucleotide identity to each other and those from the same spot, but lower identity to strains from geographically different spots, indicating habitat-specific genomic conservation.