Complete Genome Sequences of Thermus thermophilus Strains HB5002 and HB5008, Isolated from Mine Hot Spring in Japan

We isolated Thermus thermophilus strains HB5002 and HB5008 from Mine Hot Spring in Japan. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that they showed -100% average nucleotide identity to each other, $98.53% to the T. thermophilus strains originating from the same spot but #97.64% to the T. thermophilus strains from geographically different places in Japan.

Automated summary

The Thermus thermophilus strains isolated from the same spot in Mine Hot Spring, Japan, showed a higher level of genetic similarity compared to strains from geographically different places in Japan.