Metagenome-Assembled Genome of USCα AHI, a Potential High-Affinity Methanotroph from Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic

Metagenomic sequencing of active-layer cryosols from the Canadian High Arctic has yielded a nearly complete genome for an atmospheric CH4-oxidizing bacterium belonging to upland soil cluster alpha (USC alpha). This genome contains genes involved in CH4 metabolism, H-2 metabolism, and multiple carbon assimilation pathways.