Draft Genome Sequences of Sphingobium species associated with Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) degradation isolated from HCH contaminated soil

Here, we present the draft genomes of Sphingobium sp. strain S6 and Sphingobium sp. strain S8 that are efficient hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) degraders isolated from HCH contaminated soil from Kitengela in Kajiado County, Kenya. The draft genomes of Sphingobium sp. strain S6 was 4,173,956bp long, while Sphingobium sp. strain S8 was 4,170,555bp. They consisted of 4,015 and 4,039 protein-coding sequences (CDS) for Sphingobium sp. strain S6 and Sphingobium sp. strain S8, respectively. Further, we identified the lin genes responsible for HCH degradation in both strains as well as gene clusters for degradation of other xenobiotic compounds.