Draft Genome Sequences of Rhodococcus sp. Strains YH1 and T7, Isolated from Explosive-Contaminated Environments

Paula Istvan; Zeev Ronen

doi:10.1128/MRA.00097-20

Draft Genome Sequences of Rhodococcus sp. Strains YH1 and T7, Isolated from Explosive-Contaminated Environments

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 May 28;9(22):e00097-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00097-20.

Authors

Paula Istvan¹, Zeev Ronen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Hydrology & Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Beer Sheva, Israel paula.istvan@gmail.com.
² Department of Environmental Hydrology & Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Beer Sheva, Israel.

Abstract

We report the draft genome sequences for Rhodococcus sp. strains YH1 and T7. These strains are both capable of degrading hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) and were isolated from explosive-contaminated soil and groundwater, respectively. Further genomic analysis might facilitate an understanding of the degradation of RDX and will contribute to the development of bioremediation methods for polluted soil and groundwater.