title: Draft genome of Haloarcula rubripromontorii strain SL3, a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
abstract: The genus Haloarcula belongs to the family Halobacteriaceae which currently has 10 valid species. Here we report the draft genome sequence of strain SL3, a new species within this genus, isolated from the Solar Salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Genome assembly performed using NGEN Assembler resulted in 18 contigs (N50 = 601,911 bp), the largest of which contains 1,023,775 bp. The genome consists of 3.97 MB and has a GC content of 61.97%. Like all species of Haloarcula, the genome encodes heterogeneous copies of the small subunit ribosomal RNA. In addition, the genome includes 6 rRNAs, 48 tRNAs, and 3797 protein coding sequences. Several carbohydrate-active enzymes genes were found, as well as enzymes involved in the dihydroxyacetone processing pathway which are not found in other Haloarcula species. The NCBI accession number for this genome is LIUF00000000 and the strain deposit number is CECT9001.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Box 9000, 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
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Facciotti
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Box 9000, 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Sofía
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saavedra-Collado
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Box 9000, 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Lizbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dávila-Santiago
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Box 9000, 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Carrero
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Box 9000, 00681-9000, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montalvo-Rodríguez
keywords: Halophilic archaea; Henome sequence; Puerto Rico