Draft genome sequence of Pantoea agglomerans JM1, a strain isolated from soil polluted by industrial production of beta-lactam antibiotics which exhibits valacyclovir-like hydrolase activity

Abstract

Strain Pantoea agglomerans JM1 was isolated from the soil of a microbiome that had been exposed to polluting pharmaceuticals. The bacterium exhibited enzymatic activities useful for the biotransformation of beta-lactams.

The genome of the strain was assembled and described, and the gene encoding valacyclovir-like hydrolase was identified.

Keywords

• beta lactam antibiotic
• draft genome sequence
• hydrolase
• Pantoea agglomerans JM
• soil pollution
• enzyme activity