Kitasatospora aureofaciens strain:Tu117 Genome sequencing and assembly
Actinobacteria produce about two-thirds of all naturally derived antibiotics currently in clinical use. Kitasatospora aureofaciens Tu117 is a species of Actinobacteria and produces alpha-lipomycin. We report the complete genome sequence of K. aureofaciens, comprised of a single linear chromosome of 8,717,004 Mbp with a G + C content of 72.0%.