KBS708 Genome sequencing. Gemmatirosa kalamazoonensis strain:KBS708

A bacterial strain KBS708 was isolated from organically-managed agricultural soil in Michigan, USA. 16S rRNA gene sequencing identified it as belonging to the phylum Gemmatimonadetes, a phylum that is widespread in the environment, particularly in soils and sediments, but is rarely cultivated. To date, only one other cultivated isolate has been characterized from this phylum: Gemmatimonas aurantiaca strain T-27 (Zhang et al., 2003); KBS708 has only 89% 16S rRNA gene sequence identity to G. aurantiaca strain T-27, indicating that KBS708 represents a novel genus and species within the phylum Gemmatimonadetes.