RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus safensis JPL-MERTA-8-2, Isolated from a Mars-Bound Spacecraft JF Genome Announcements JO Genome Announcements FD American Society for Microbiology SP e01360-15 DO 10.1128/genomeA.01360-15 VO 3 IS 6 A1 Coil, David A. A1 Benardini, James N. A1 Eisen, Jonathan A. YR 2015 UL http://mra.asm.org/content/3/6/e01360-15.abstract AB Here, we present the draft genome of Bacillus safensis JPL-MERTA-8-2, a strain found in a spacecraft assembly cleanroom before launch of the Mars Exploration Rovers. The assembly contains 3,671,133 bp in 14 contigs.