Draft genome sequence of Thalassobius gelatinovorus CECT 4357T, a roseobacter with the potential ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Thalassobius gelatinovorus is a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae previously classified in the genera Agrobacterium and Ruegeria. Strain Ahrens B6T (= ATCC 25655T, = B6T, = CECT 4357T, = CIP 105976T, = DSM 5887T, = IAM 12617T, = JCM 20688T, = KCTC 22092T, = LMG 129T, = NBRC 15761T, = NCIMB 2206T) was isolated in 1967 from a sea water sampled in Kiel Fjord in Baltic Sea. Genomic DNA sequence of T. gelatinovorus CECT 4357T was assembled into a draft genome and annotated. Here we report the main features of this draft genome composed by 3,902,797 bp arranged in 30 contigs with a G + C content of 58.4%, 3770 protein coding genes, 44 tRNA genes, 7 rRNA genes. The draft genome encodes genes involved in poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) synthesis, ectoine synthesis, degradation of aromatic compounds and pathways involved in the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur.