title: Draft genome sequence of Halorubrum tropicale strain V5, a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
abstract: The genus Halorubrum is a member of the family Halobacteriaceae which currently has the highest number of described species (31) of all the haloarchaea. Here we report the draft genome sequence of strain V5, a new species within this genus that was isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Assembly was performed and rendered the genome into 17 contigs (N50 = 515,834 bp), the largest of which contains 1,031,026 bp. The genome consists of 3.57 MB in length with G + C content of 67.6%. In general, the genome includes 4 rRNAs, 52 tRNAs, and 3246 protein-coding sequences. The NCBI accession number for this genome is LIST00000000 and the strain deposit number is CECT9000.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Box 9000, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez PR 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Nieves
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering and Genome Center, 451 Health Sciences Drive, Davis, CA 95618, United States.
authors.forename: Marc T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Facciotti
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Box 9000, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez PR 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Sofía
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saavedra-Collado
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Box 9000, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez PR 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Lizbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dávila-Santiago
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Box 9000, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez PR 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Carrero
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Box 9000, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez PR 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montalvo-Rodríguez
keywords: Genome sequence; Halophilic archaea; Marine solar saltern; Puerto Rico