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

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.