Actinobacteria produce about two-thirds of all naturally derived antibiotics currently in clinical use. Kitasatospora aureofaciens Tü117 is a species of Actinobacteria and produces α-lipomycin. We report the complete genome sequence of K. aureofaciens, composed of a single linear chromosome of 8,717,539 Mbp with a G + C content of 72.0%.
Keywords: Kitasatospora aureofaciens; complete genome; genome assembly; nanopore sequencing; α-lipomycin.