Taxonomic description and draft genome of Pseudomonas sediminis sp. nov., isolated from the rhizospheric sediment of Phragmites karka.

The taxonomic position of a Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated PI11, isolated from the rhizospheric sediment of Phragmites karka was characterized using a polyphasic approach. Strain PI11 could grow optimally at 1.0% NaCl concentration with pH 7.