# Metagenome-assembled genome sequence of Spiroplasma phoeniceum, assembled from the hindgut of Locusta migratoria, a migration grasshopper species

## TL;DR

Scientists assembled the genome of Spiroplasma phoeniceum from the gut of a grasshopper, revealing a 1.06 million base pair genome with 26.3% GC content.

## Contribution

The study provides a metagenome-assembled genome sequence of S. phoeniceum from a grasshopper host for the first time.

## Key findings

- The MAG sequence of S. phoeniceum is 1,059,205 bp long and consists of 91 contigs.
- The genome has a GC content of 26.3%.
- The genome was assembled from the hindgut of Locusta migratoria.

## Abstract

Spiroplasma phoeniceum is a plant pathogen and a mesophilic microaerophile. Here, we report the metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) sequence of S. phoeniceum binned from hindgut contents of the wild-type male Locusta migratoria, a grasshopper species. The MAG sequence comprises 1,059,205 bp in 91 contigs with a 26.3% of GC content.