Author Correction: 309 metagenome assembled microbial genomes from deep sediment samples in the Gulfs of Kathiawar Peninsula

Nathani, Neelam M.; Dave, Kaushambee J.; Vatsa, Priyanka P.; Mahajan, Mayur S.; Sharma, Parth; Shekar, Malathi

doi:10.1038/s41597-021-01027-1

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“…With the development of next-generation sequencing technology in recent years, some large-scale projects have surveyed microbial diversity in various environments and released dozens of korarchaeal MAGs ( 12 - 16 ). Nonetheless, no studies have included these korarchaeal genomes for comparative analysis up to date, and the marine Korarchaeota have been rarely studied in particular.…”

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Wood–Ljungdahl pathway found in novel marine Korarchaeota groups illuminates their evolutionary history

et al. 2023

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Korarchaeota, due to its rarity in common environments, is one of the archaeal phyla that has received the least attention from researchers. It was previously thought to consist solely of strict thermophiles. However, our study provides genetic evidence for the presence of korarchaeal members in temperate subsurface seawater. Furthermore, a systematic reclassification of the Korarchaeota based on 16S rRNA genes and genomes has revealed three novel marine groups (Kor-6 to Kor-8) at the root of the Korarchaeota branch. Kor-6 contains microbes that are present in moderate temperatures. All three novel marine phyla possess genes for the Wood–Ljungdahl pathway, and Kor-7 and Kor-8 possess fewer genes encoding oxygen resistance traits than other korarchaeal groups, suggesting a distinct lifestyle for these novel phyla. Our results, together with estimations of Korarchaeota divergence times, suggest that oxygen availability may be one of the important factors that have influenced the evolution of Korarchaeota. IMPORTANCE Korarchaeota were previously thought to inhabit exclusively high-temperature environments. However, our study provides genetic evidence for their unexpected presence in temperate marine waters. Through analysis of publicly available korarchaeal reference data, we have systematically reclassified Korarchaeota and identified the existence of three previously unknown marine groups (Kor-6, Kor-7, and Kor-8) at the root of the Korarchaeota branch. Comparative analysis of their gene content revealed that these novel groups exhibit a lifestyle distinct from other Korarchaeota. Specifically, they have the ability to fix carbon exclusively via the Wood–Ljungdahl (WL) pathway, and the genomes within Kor-7 and Kor-8 contain few genes encoding antioxidant enzymes, indicating their strictly anaerobic lifestyle. Further studies suggest that the genes related to methane metabolism and the WL pathway may have been inherited from a common ancestor of the Korarchaeota and that oxygen availability may be one of the important evolutionary factors that shaped the diversification of this archaeal phylum.

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