Abstract
Gordonia alkanivorans strain CGMCC6845 is a halotolerant hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from petroleum-contaminated saline soil. Here we present the 5.0-Mb draft genome sequence of this strain, which will improve our understanding of the diversity of G. alkanivorans and the mechanisms of microbial hydrocarbon degradation in saline environment.
Highlights
Gordonia alkanivorans strain CGMCC6845 is a halotolerant hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from petroleumcontaminated saline soil
The draft genome sequence of the halotolerant hydrocarbon-degrading strain G. alkanivorans CGMCC6845 is presented, which was isolated from petroleum-contaminated saline soil in China [7]
Final assembly consisted of 74 contigs with an N50 length of 217,608 bp, which were assembled into 61 scaffolds with an N50 length of 269,646 bp
Summary
Gordonia alkanivorans strain CGMCC6845 is a halotolerant hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from petroleumcontaminated saline soil. Gordonia alkanivorans can degrade diesel [1], dibenzothiophene, benzothiophene, and other thiophene analogs [2], which may have potential applications in the bioremediation of petroleumcontaminated soils and the biodesulfurization of oil. Hydrocarbon biodegradation processes [1], biodesulfurization-related genes [3,4,5], and optimal conditions for the biodesulfurization [6] of G. alkanivorans have been well studied. Despite the increasing interest in G. alkanivorans, genomic information for this species is still limited.
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