Draft Genome Sequence of Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus JCM 32166T, a Butyrate-Producing Bacterium, Isolated from Human Feces

Mitsuo Sakamoto; Nao Ikeyama; Masahiro Yuki; Moriya Ohkuma

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00563-18

Draft Genome Sequence of Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus JCM 32166^T, a Butyrate-Producing Bacterium, Isolated from Human Feces

Genome Announc. 2018 Jun 21;6(25):e00563-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00563-18.

Authors

Mitsuo Sakamoto^{1

2}, Nao Ikeyama³, Masahiro Yuki³, Moriya Ohkuma³

Affiliations

¹ Microbe Division/Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan sakamoto@riken.jp.
² PRIME, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), Tsukuba, Japan.
³ Microbe Division/Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan.

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus JCM 32166^T, a butyrate-producing bacterium, isolated from human feces. The genomic analysis reveals genes for butyrate synthesis and will facilitate the study on the role of this strain in the human gut.