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 CH(4)-oxidizing bacterium belonging to upland soil cluster α (USCα). This genome contains genes involved in CH(4) metabolism, H(2) metabolism, and multiple carbon assimilation pathways.