Draft Genome Sequence of Pontibacter sp. Nov. BAB1700, a Halotolerant, Industrially Important Bacterium

Abstract

Pontibacter sp. nov. BAB1700 is a halotolerant, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, pink-pigmented, menaquinone-7-producing bacterium isolated from sediments of a drilling well. The draft genome sequence of the strain, consisting of one chromosome of 4.5 Mb, revealed vital gene clusters involved in vitamin biosynthesis and resistance against various metals and antibiotics. © 2012, American Society for Microbiology.