Oceanobacillus jordanicus strain GSFE11 Genome sequencing

Oceanobacillus jordanicus strain GSFE11 is a halotolerant bacterial endophyte isolated from sterilized roots of Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) growing in hot and arid environments of Ghor Safi area in the Jordan Valley. Here, we report the draft genome sequence and annotation of this plant growth promoting (PGP) endophytic bacteria. The draft genome sequence of Oceanobacillus jordanicus strain GSFE11 has 3,839,208 bp with a G+C content of 39.09%. A total of 3893 protein-coding genes, and 68 RNA coding genes were predicted. Putative genes involved in various characteristics of bacterial endophyte lifestyle such as transport, motility, adhesion, membrane proteins, secretion and delivery systems, plant cell wall modification, and detoxification were identified. Genome analysis and phylogenomic analysis showed Oceanobacillus jordanicus strain GSFE11 to be a new species closely related to Oceanobacillus picturae (genome size 3.67 Mb), Oceanobacillus jordanicus has higher number of predicted genes compared with Oceanobacillus picturae (3961 genes versus 3823 genes).