Draft genome sequence of Chloroflexus sp. strain isl-2, a thermophilic filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium isolated from the Strokkur geyser, Iceland

Abstract

We report here the draft genome sequence of the thermophilic filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium Chloroflexus sp. strain isl-2, which was isolated from the Strokkur geyser, Iceland, and contains 5,222,563 bp with a G+C content of 59.65%. The annotated genome sequence offers the genetic basis for understanding the strain's ecological role as a phototrophic bacterium within the bacterial community.