biostudies-literatureWagner NYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Tawani FoundationRussian Antarctic ExpeditionNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTrottier Family FoundationAchievement Rewards for College Scientists FoundationCosmos Club FoundationNational Defense Science and Engineering GraduateNational Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG)Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation (ARCS)e0119221https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9119077biostudies-literatureUnknown11(5)Here, we report the draft genome sequence for a new putative genus and species in the family <i>M1A02</i> within the order <i>Phycisphaerales</i>. Isolated from the metagenome of a benthic pinnacle-shaped mat in the Antarctic Lake Untersee, the members of this family have been found in biofilms and freshwater environments.Microbiology resource announcementsDraft Genome Sequence from a Putative New Genus and Species in the Family <i>M1A02</i> within the Phylum <i>Planctomycetes</i>, Isolated from Benthic Pinnacle Mats in Lake Untersee, Antarctica.PMC911907780NSSC18K1094Hahn ASWagner NYJohnson SSMcLaughlin RAndersen DTfalseDraft Genome Sequence from a Putative New Genus and Species in the Family <i>M1A02</i> within the Phylum <i>Planctomycetes</i>, Isolated from Benthic Pinnacle Mats in Lake Untersee, Antarctica.Here, we report the draft genome sequence for a new putative genus and species in the family <i>M1A02</i> within the order <i>Phycisphaerales</i>. Isolated from the metagenome of a benthic pinnacle-shaped mat in the Antarctic Lake Untersee, the members of this family have been found in biofilms and freshwater environments.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 May2025-05-18T12:04:16.933Z2025-04-05T20:40:04.743ZS-EPMC91190773544208410.1128/mra.01192-21