Abstract
We report the first draft genome sequence of Kerstersia gyiorum from a leg ulcer of a patient with diabetes and osteomyelitis. The 3.94-Mb genome assembly included 3,428 annotated coding sequences with an N50 of 223,310 bp and a plasmid encoding a type IV secretion system gene and two antitoxin genes.
Highlights
Because of the lack of a genomic sequence from any members of the genus Kerstersia, we sequenced the first draft genome of K. gyiorum strain CG1
Kerstersia gyiorum is a Gram-negative bacterium of the order Burkholderiales that is occasionally isolated from clinical samples
Isolation of K. gyiorum has been reported from a total of five cases of chronic otitis media and eight lower extremity wound infections [1,2,3,4]
Summary
Because of the lack of a genomic sequence from any members of the genus Kerstersia, we sequenced the first draft genome of K. gyiorum strain CG1. Kerstersia gyiorum is a Gram-negative bacterium of the order Burkholderiales that is occasionally isolated from clinical samples. The Kerstersia genus was described in 2003 based on a polyphasic taxonomic study of Alcaligenes faecalis–like organisms that formed a unique clade [1]. Kerstersia members are biochemically very similar to the Alcaligenaceae and can only be speciated by sequence, fatty acid composition, and whole-cell protein lysates.
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