@article{PAR00014194, title = {{D}raft genome of {G}emmata massiliana sp. nov., a water-borne {P}lanctomycetes species exhibiting two variants}, author = {{A}ghnatios, {R}. and {C}ayrou, {C}. and {G}aribal, {M}. and {R}obert, {C}. and {A}zza, {S}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {D}rancourt, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{G}emmata massiliana is a new {P}lanctomycetes bacterium isolated from a hospital water network in {F}rance, using a new culture medium. {I}t is an aerobic microorganism with optimal growth at p{H} 8, at 30 degrees {C} and salinity <= 1.25 % {N}a{C}l. {G}. massiliana is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, due to lack of peptidoglycan in its cell wall. {G}. massiliana shares a 97 % 16{S} r{RNA} gene sequence similarity with the nearest species, {G}emmata obscuriglobus; and 99 % similarity with unnamed soil isolates. {I}ts 9,249,437-bp genome consists in one chromosome and no detectable plasmid and has a 64.07 % {G} + {C} content, 32.94 % of genes encoding for hypothetical proteins. {T}he genome contains an incomplete 19.6-kb phage sequence, 26 {CRISPR}s, 3 {CAS} and 15 clusters of secondary metabolites. {G}. massiliana genome increases knowledge of a poorly known world of bacteria.}, keywords = {{G}emmata massiliana ; {G}emmata obscuriglobus ; {G}emmata ; {P}lanctomycetes ; {H}ospital water network ; {C}ulture ; {G}enome ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}tandards in {G}enomic {S}ciences}, volume = {10}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 120}, ISSN = {1944-3277}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1186/s40793-015-0103-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00014194}, }