DOI: 10.1128/mra.00739-26 ISSN: 2576-098X
Complete genome sequence of
Saccharolobus islandicus
strain DK8, a thermoacidophilic archaeon from Lassen Volcanic National Park
Jonathan Abshier, Kenneth Stedman ABSTRACT
Here, we report the genome sequence of
Saccharolobus islandicus
strain DK8, a thermoacidophilic archaeal isolate from the Devil’s Kitchen geothermal area of Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA. The genome is 2,783,064 bp, with a guanine-cytosine content of 35.02%. Strain DK8 is most closely related to
Sulfolobus islandicus
L.S.2.15.