Complete genome sequence of Mucilaginibacter gossypii P3, a heavy metal(loid)-resistant bacterium, isolated from a gold and copper mine.

Mucilaginibacter gossypii P3, which was isolated from the sub-surface soil of the Zijin Gold and Copper Mine, displayed extremely high resistance to multiple heavy metal(loid)s and contained two novel ars operons. Complete genome sequencing of P3 yielded a single, closed genome of 7,187,928 bp, with GC content of 42.79%.