Draft genome sequence of the aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium Sphingobium sp. strain Ant17, isolated from Antarctic soil

• Published in: Genome Announcements
• Main Authors: Adriaenssens, Evelien M., Guerrero, Leandro D., Makhalanyane, Thulani P., Aislabie, Jackie M., Cowan, Don A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
• Subjects: Sphingobium sp. strain Ant17; Antarctic; Contamination; Ant17 genome analysis; Contaminated soil; New Zealand; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica New Zealand
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41306

Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Sphingobium sp. strain Ant17, an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium that was isolated from Antarctic oil-contaminated soil. An analysis of this genome can lead to insights into the mechanisms of xenobiotic degradation processes at low temperatures and potentially aid in bioremediation applications. The South African National Research Foundation, the University of Pretoria Vice- Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (to E.M.A.), the Genomics Research Institute of the University of Pretoria (to E.M.A., L.D.G., T.P.M., and D.A.C.), the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, New Zealand (projects C09X0307 and C09X1001 to J.M.A.), and Antarctica New Zealand. http://genomea.asm.org/ am2014