Complete genome analysis of copper resistant bacteria Pseudoalteromonas sp. CuT4–3 isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent

Pseudoalteromonas sp. CuT4–3, a copper resistant bacterium, was isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal sulfides on the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR), is an aerobic, mesophilic and rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the family Pseudoalteromonadaceae (class Gammaproteobacteria, order Alteromonadales). In this study, we present the complete genome sequence of strain CuT4–3, which consists of a single circular chromosome comprising 3,660,538 nucleotides with 41.05% G + C content and two circular plasmids comprising 792,064 nucleotides with 40.36% G + C content and 65,436 nucleotides with 41.50% G + C content. In total, 4078 protein coding genes, 105 tRNA genes, and 25 rRNA genes were obtained. Genomic analysis of strain CuT4–3 identified numerous genes related to heavy metal resistance (especially copper) and EPS production. The genome of strain CuT4–3 will be helpful for further understanding of its adaptive strategies, particularly its ability to resist heavy metal, in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment.