Draft genome sequence of <i>Mycobacterium</i> sp. SA01 isolated from <i>Sporobolus alterniflorus</i> seedlings collected in Cape Cod (USA)

A draft genome was generated for a strain of <i>Mycobacterium</i> closely related to <i>Mycobacterium</i> sp. ENV421 isolated <i>in vitro</i> from plants of smooth cordgrass germinated <i>in vitro</i> from seeds collected in a salt marsh in Cape Cod (USA). Genomic DNA was sequenced using paired-end Illumina technologies. Here, we report the classification and genome statistics of <i>Mycobacterium</i> sp. SA01. A strain of <i>Mycobacterium</i> was isolated from seedlings of <i>Sporobolus alterniflorus</i> germinated under in vitro conditions after surface sterilization. The seeds were collected in Little Swippewisett Marsh, Barnstable, MA, USA.