The complete genome sequence of Pragia fontium 24613 was determined using PacBio RSII, Roche 454, and SOLiD sequencing. A total of 3,579 genes were predicted, including 3,338 protein-coding sequences and 146 pseudogenes. This is the first whole-genome sequence of a strain belonging to the environmental genera of the family Enterobacteriaceae.

Department of Biology Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic

Department of Biomedical Engineering Brno University of Technology Brno Czech Republic

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Free-Living Enterobacterium Pragia fontium 24613: Complete Genome Sequence and Metabolic Profiling