Draft Genome Sequences of Ralstonia pickettii Strains SSH4 and CW2, Isolated from Space Equipment

Pieter Monsieurs; Kristel Mijnendonckx; Ann Provoost; Kasthuri Venkateswaran; C Mark Ott; Natalie Leys; Rob Van Houdt

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00887-14

Draft Genome Sequences of Ralstonia pickettii Strains SSH4 and CW2, Isolated from Space Equipment

Genome Announc. 2014 Sep 4;2(5):e00887-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00887-14.

Authors

Pieter Monsieurs¹, Kristel Mijnendonckx¹, Ann Provoost¹, Kasthuri Venkateswaran², C Mark Ott³, Natalie Leys¹, Rob Van Houdt⁴

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Microbiology, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN), Mol, Belgium.
² Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.
³ Biomedical Research and Environmental Science Division, NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁴ Unit of Microbiology, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN), Mol, Belgium rob.van.houdt@sckcen.be.

Abstract

Ralstonia pickettii SSH4 and CW2 were isolated from space equipment. Here, we report their draft genome sequences with the aim of gaining insight into their potential to adapt to these environments.