Metagenome-assembled genome of withering syndrome causative agent, " Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis," from endangered white abalone ( Haliotis sorenseni ).

The genome of " Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis" was assembled from shotgun metagenomic sequencing of experimentally infected white abalone. Ninety-one percent genome completeness was achieved with low contamination. Sequencing this genome provides the opportunity to track pathogen evolution over time, conduct gene expression experiments, and study dynamics between this pathogen and its phage.