Complete Genome Sequence of Strain BW-2, a Magnetotactic Gammaproteobacterium in the Family , Isolated from a Brackish Spring in Death Valley, California.

We report the complete 4.1-Mb genome sequence of strain BW-2, a magnetotactic, sulfur-oxidizing rod, belonging to the family of the class , that biomineralizes membrane-bounded magnetite nanocrystals in its magnetosomes. This genome sequence, in comparison with those of other magnetotactic bacteria, is essential for understanding the origin and evolution of magnetotaxis and magnetosome biomineralization.