Abstract
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.
Highlights
We present the draft genome sequence of Sphingobium sp. strain Ant17, an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium that was isolated from Antarctic oil-contaminated soil
Sphingobium sp. strain Ant17 was isolated from soil collected near Scott Base on Ross Island, Antarctica, and characterized as an aerobic Gram-negative motile rod able to grow on phenanthrene and 1-methylnaphthalene [5, 6]
The Ant17 genome was sequenced on an Ion Torrent PGM sequencer (318 Chip) with 400-bp chemistry by the PGM facility of the University of Pretoria
Summary
We present the draft genome sequence of Sphingobium sp. strain Ant17, an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium that was isolated from Antarctic oil-contaminated soil. Bioremediation using microorganisms has been proposed as a potential mechanism for rehabilitating soils impacted by human activities [3]. Because of the Antarctic Treaty preventing the introduction of foreign organisms, bacteria with the capacity to degrade aromatic hydrocarbons have been isolated from local contaminated soil [4, 5].
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