Draft Genome Sequence of Novosphingobium sp. TCA1

Calcium ions have an important role in transmitting signals in not only eukaryotes but also bacteria. However, little is known about the calcium transporter of bacteria. It was expected that genomic analysis of a calcium ion-dependent bacterium would provide novel information about calcium ion transporters and calcium ion homeostasis. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Novosphingobium sp. strain TCA1, which showed calcium dependent growth. This bacterium was newly isolated from a water sample of Tsurumaki-onsen which was well known as a Japanese hot spring containing a high concentration of calcium ions (1740 mg/liter) and appeared to be most closely related to Novosphingobium guangzhouense strain SA925 based on partial 16S rRNA gene sequence identity.