Draft Genome Sequences of Saccharopolyspora sp. Strains and Streptomyces sp. Strains, Isolated from Social Wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae: Epiponini)

Abstract

Strains of the genera Saccharopolyspora and Streptomyces were isolated from Protopolybia sp. and Metapolybia sp. social wasps in Costa Rica. Draft genome sequences were obtained for six isolates, ranging from 6.4 Mb to 9.1 Mb long and having GC contents of 71 to 73%.

Novel strains of Actinobacteria associated with neotropical social wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini) with antimicrobial potential for natural product discovery

“…(7G and 8L). Genomes ranged from 6.4 to 9.0Mb and were previously reported (Gutiérrez-Araya et al 2022 ). Genome annotation showed that our strains display a variable amount of CDSs (Fig.…”

“…Genome analysis confirms the taxonomic identity of six wasp-associated strains, which inhibited the growth of multiple bacteria. Based on the phylogenetic analysis and previous work (Gutiérrez-Araya et al 2022 ), strains 6M, 6V, 6T, and 7B might be new species of the genus Saccharopolyspora . However, there is a shared ancestor between 6M-6V and 6T-7B, suggesting that they could be genetic variants of the same species.…”

“…Genome annotation showed that our strains display a variable amount of CDSs (Fig. 2 ), even though the ANI results showed that all four Saccharopolyspora strains seem to belong to the same species (Gutiérrez-Araya et al 2022 ). Genes related to the production of amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, prosthetic groups, and pigments were the most abundant.…”

“…Default parameters were used for data processing except where otherwise noted. Further details about the obtained sequences and genome assemblies were reported in Gutiérrez-Araya et al ( 2022 ) and are available in the DDBJ/ENA/GenBank repository under the Bioproject accession number PRJNA764377 (genome assemblies: GCA_020176775.1 , GCA_020177455.1 , GCA_020176785.1 , GCA_020177435.1 , GCA_020177475.1 , and GCA_020176795.1 ).…”

Mutualistic Relationships between Microorganisms and Eusocial Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

“…More recently, Gutierrez et al [ 61 ], with the aim to search for new natural products with a wide range of competing activity with insect pathogens, examined the Actinomycetes found on the cuticle and in the salivary glands of adults of two species of Epiponine social wasps found in Costa Rica, belonging to the genera Methapolybia and Protopolybia . The bacteria were identified as species of the genera Streptomyces (from Protopolybia ) and Saccharopolyspora (from Methapolybia ).…”