Draft Genome Sequence of Microbacterium sp. Strain Alg239_V18, an Actinobacterium Retrieved from the Marine Sponge Spongia sp

Elham Karimi; Jorge M S Gonçalves; Margarida Reis; Rodrigo Costa

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01457-16

Draft Genome Sequence of Microbacterium sp. Strain Alg239_V18, an Actinobacterium Retrieved from the Marine Sponge Spongia sp

Genome Announc. 2017 Jan 19;5(3):e01457-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01457-16.

Authors

Elham Karimi¹, Jorge M S Gonçalves¹, Margarida Reis², Rodrigo Costa³

Affiliations

¹ Center of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Algarve University, Faro, Portugal.
² Faculty of Science and Technology, Algarve University, Faro, Portugal.
³ Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB), Department of Bioengineering, IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal rodrigoscosta@tecnico.ulisboa.pt.

Abstract

Here, we describe the draft genome sequence of Microbacterium sp. strain Alg239_V18, an actinobacterium retrieved from the marine sponge Spongia sp. Genome annotation revealed a vast gene repertoire involved in antibiotic and heavy metal-resistance, and a versatile carbohydrate assimilation metabolism with potential for chitin utilization.