Desertihabitans brevis strain:16Sb5-5 Genome sequencing and assembly. Desertihabitans brevis strain:16Sb5-5

A Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium, designated strain 16Sb5-5, was isolated from a soil sample collected from the Taklamakan desert in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It was examined by a polyphasic approach to clarify its taxonomic position.