Geoalkalibacter ferrihydriticus, draft genome. Geoalkalibacter ferrihydriticus DSM 17813

As of this submission, genomes from halophilic representatives of the Geobacteraceae family of metal-reducing Deltaproteobacteria are lacking. This submission provides the draft genome of Geoalkalibacter ferrihydriticus DSM 17813, an alkaliphilic, halotolerant, iron-reducing bacterium isolated from Lake Khadyn (Russia). This and other genomes from haloalkaliphilic Geobacteraceae offer important insight into the diversity of metabolic and extracellular respiratory pathways in metal-reducing bacteria.