Complete Genome Sequencing of Phenol Degrading Niallia Taxi Strain S2 , Isolated from Contaminated Soil in Northern Algeria

Abstract

This study reports the complete genome sequencing of Niallia taxii strain S2, which was isolated from contaminated soil in Algeria using phenol as a sole carbon source. The genome assembly consists of 22 scaffolds/contigs with a total length of 5,606,246 bp and an average G + C content of 38.43%. The genome annotation was conducted using the NCBI Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline, RAST server with SEED database, Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and Clusters of Orthologous Groups (KOG) databases. The genome of strain S2 contains more than 20 hydroxylase genes related to catalyzing the oxidation of various organic compounds, such as phenolic compounds. As a result of this study, we gain insight into the biodegradation of phenol from the environment, which will be key to the bioremediation of xenobiotics from the environment.