Abstract
Rhodococcus sp. WB1 is a polychlorinated biphenyl degrader which was isolated from contaminated soil in Zhejiang, China. Here, we present the complete genome sequence. The analysis of this genome indicated that a biphenyl-degrading gene cluster and several xenobiotic metabolism pathways are harbored.
Highlights
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be degraded by microorganisms, and many degrading bacteria have been isolated since 1970, include Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive strains [4]
Several Rhodococcus strains that can degrade PCBs have been isolated from various environments in past decades [5]
WB1 genome was sequenced by Shanghai Majorbio Bio-Pharm Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) using the Illumina HiSeq and PacBio RS systems
Summary
PCBs are highly toxic pollutants that are harmful to the human immune, reproductive, nervous, and endocrine systems due to their difficultly for degradation and their bioaccumulation [3]. PCBs can be degraded by microorganisms, and many degrading bacteria have been isolated since 1970, include Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive strains [4]. Rhodococcus is a genus with the versatile catabolic ability to metabolize a large number of organic compounds [5, 6]. Several Rhodococcus strains that can degrade PCBs have been isolated from various environments in past decades [5].
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