@article{PAR00014815, title = {{N}on contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of {M}icrobacterium gorillae sp. nov.}, author = {{H}adjadj, {L}. and {R}athored, {J}. and {K}eita, {M}. {B}. and {M}ichelle, {C}. and {L}evasseur, {A}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {F}ournier, {P}. {E}. and {R}olain, {J}. {M}. and {B}ittar, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}train {G}3({T}) ({CSUR} {P}207 = {DSM} 26203) was isolated from the fecal sample of a wild gorilla ({G}orilla gorilla subsp gorilla) from {C}ameroon. {I}t is a {G}ram-positive, facultative anaerobic short rod. {T}his strain exhibits a 16{S} r{RNA} sequence similarity of 98.2 % with {M}icrobacterium thalassium, the closest validly published {M}icrobacterium species and member of the family {M}icrobacteriaceae. {M}oreover, it shows a low {MALDI}-{TOF}-{MS} score (1.1 to 1.3) that does not allow any identification. {T}hus, it is likely that this strain represents a new species. {H}ere we describe the phenotypic features of this organism, the complete genome sequence and annotation. {T}he 3,692,770 bp long genome (one chromosome but no plasmid) contains 3,505 protein-coding and 61 {RNA} genes, including 4 r{RNA} genes. {I}n addition, digital {DNA}-{DNA} hybridization values for the genome of the strain {G}3({T}) against the closest {M}icrobacterium genomes range between 19.7 to 20.5, once again confirming its new status as a new species. {O}n the basis of these polyphasic data, consisting of phenotypic and genomic analyses, we propose the creation of {M}icrobacterium gorillae sp. nov. that contains the strain {G}3({T}).}, keywords = {{M}icrobacterium gorillae ; {G}enome ; {C}ulturomics ; {T}axonomo-genomics ; {G}orilla ; stool sample ; {CAMEROUN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}tandards in {G}enomic {S}ciences}, volume = {11}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 32}, ISSN = {1944-3277}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1186/s40793-016-0152-z}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00014815}, }