Glutamicibacter sp. LMG 31309 Genome sequencing and assembly

Diverse bacteria under stress conditions produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) as intracellular storage granules. The synthesis, accumulation and recovery of these biopolyesters have attracted high biotechnological interest in recent years (e.g., PHA-based bioplastics). Recently, we isolated PHA-producing bacterial strains from a sequencing batch reactor for the production of PHAs (ResUrbis Project; http://www.resurbis.eu). In this study, we describe the draft genome sequence of Glutamicibacter sp. LMG 31309 (Actinobacteria, Micrococcales) isolated from the sequencing batch reactor. From the genomic data of LMG 31309, we detected genes of the PHA biosynthetic pathway, including (R)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase (MaoC family dehydratase). Elucidation of the role of LMG 31309 in PHA production may provide new insight to improve the ongoing research on PHA biosynthesis.The costs for the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) were supported by INAIL-DIT (PAR 2016-2018).