# Whole-genome sequence of Enterobacter hormaechei, isolate jjbc recovered from the gut of Plutella xylostella feeding on cabbage

## TL;DR

This paper reports the whole-genome sequence of a gut bacterium found in a cabbage-feeding pest insect.

## Contribution

The study provides a new whole-genome sequence of a gut symbiont from a major agricultural pest.

## Key findings

- The genome of Enterobacter hormaechei was sequenced using both long and short read technologies.
- The bacterium is a dominant gut symbiont in Plutella xylostella, a pest known for antimicrobial resistance.
- The isolate may serve as a model for studying resistance evolution in gut microbes.

## Abstract

We present the whole-genome sequence of Enterobacter hormaechei (previously Enterobacter cloacae) obtained from long and short reads. It is a dominant gut symbiont of the notorious crop pest Plutella xylostella, highly prevalent in lepidopteran midguts and a useful model for the evolution of resistance to antimicrobials.