Vikram, SurendraGovender, NerissaKabwe, Mubanga HelenBezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius OliverMakhalanyane, Thulani Peter2017-08-012017-08-012017-06-10Vikram, S., Govender, N., Kabwe, M.H., Bezuidt, K.I.O. & Makhalanyane, T.P. 2017, 'Draft genome sequence of Massilia sp. KIM isolated from South African grassland biome soils', Genomics Data, vol. 13, pp. 24-26.2213-596010.1016/j.gdata.2017.06.002http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61543The draft genome has been deposited in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the accession MVAD10000000 and is available for download at: https:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MVAD00000000. Additionally, the raw short reads are available in the NCBI SRA database under the accession number: SRR5469241.Massilia sp. are aerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are found in air, water, and soils. Here we describe the draft genome sequence of Massilia sp. KIM, isolated from the South African grassland soils. The total length of the genome was estimated at 5.73 Mb, comprised of 17 contigs.en© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).Massilia sp.BasteriaGrassland soilsSouth Africa (SA)South African grassland soilsArticle