The genome sequence of the moderately halophilic Lamprobacter modestohalophilus ShNLb02 was compared to those of other Lamprobacter and Halochromatium species. It revealed an average nucleotide identity of 94% to Lpb. modestohalophilus DSM 25653 and of 89.7% to Halochromatium roseum DSM 18859, underscoring their close phylogenetic relationship.
Keywords: Halochormatium; Lake Shunet; Lamprobacter; whole-genome sequence.