Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus subtilis AS2, a Heavy Crude Oil-Degrading and Biosurfactant-Producing Bacterium Isolated from a Soil Sample

Abdullah Al-Sayegh; Yahya Al-Wahaibi; Sanket Joshi; Saif Al-Bahry; Abdulkadir Elshafie; Ali Al-Bemani

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00969-17

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus subtilis AS2, a Heavy Crude Oil-Degrading and Biosurfactant-Producing Bacterium Isolated from a Soil Sample

Genome Announc. 2017 Sep 28;5(39):e00969-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00969-17.

Authors

Abdullah Al-Sayegh¹, Yahya Al-Wahaibi², Sanket Joshi³, Saif Al-Bahry⁴, Abdulkadir Elshafie⁴, Ali Al-Bemani¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
² Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman ymn@squ.edu.om.
³ Central Analytical and Applied Research Unit, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
⁴ Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Bacillus subtilis AS2 that was isolated from heavy crude oil-contaminated soil samples from sludge pits of an Omani heavy-oil field. B. subtilis AS2 was able to biodegrade heavy crude oil and produce biosurfactant. In order to provide a better understanding of the biodegradation mechanism and biosynthesis of metabolites, the B. subtilis AS2 genome was sequenced and compared to those of other B. subtilis strains.