Draft genome sequence of a Chitinophaga strain isolated from a Lignocellulose biomass-degrading consortium

Abstract

Chitinophaga comprises microorganisms capable of degrading plantderived carbohydrates, serving as a source of new tools for the characterization and degradation of plant biomass. Here, we report the draft genome assembly of a Chitinophaga strain with 8.2 Mbp and 7,173 open reading frames (ORFs), isolated from a bacterial consortium that is able to degrade lignocellulose.