Abstract
We report here the isolation, sequencing of the complete closed genome, and annotation of Corynebacterium xerosis strain GS1. This strain was isolated from the liver lesion of a yak in Gansu Province, China. The genome consists of one chromosome with 2,738,835 bp and comprises 2,304 protein-coding genes.
Highlights
The difficulty of its correct phenotype-based identification in routine clinical microbiology laboratories may imply that the clinical significance of C. xerosis in veterinary medicine could be higher than currently considered [10]
A purified single colony of C. xerosis strain GS1 was inoculated into Luria broth (LB) and cultured at 37°C for 24 h prior to DNA extraction
The sequence and annotation of Corynebacterium xerosis strain GS1 have been deposited in GenBank under accession number CP032788
Summary
The genus Corynebacterium, which currently has more than 110 validated species, is highly diversified. C. xerosis is phylogenetically closely related to Corynebacterium freneyi, Corynebacterium amycolatum, and Corynebacterium hansenii [7–9]. These species have similar colony morphologies and biochemical characteristics. The difficulty of its correct phenotype-based identification in routine clinical microbiology laboratories may imply that the clinical significance of C. xerosis in veterinary medicine could be higher than currently considered [10].
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