Draft Genome Sequence of the Type Species of the Genus <i>Citrobacter</i> , Citrobacter freundii MTCC 1658

Abstract

We report the 5.0-Mb genome sequence of the type species of the genus Citrobacter, Citrobacter freundii strain MTCC 1658, isolated from canal water. This draft genome sequence of C. freundii strain MTCC 1658(T) consists of 5,001,265 bp with a G+C content of 51.61%, 4,691 protein-coding genes, 70 tRNAs, and 10 rRNAs.