Whole-Genome Sequence of Pantoea americana Strain VS1, an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Epibiont Isolated from Magnolia grandiflora .

Pantoea americana strain VS1, an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing epibiont, was isolated from Magnolia grandiflora in central Florida, USA. Here, we report the de novo whole-genome sequence of this strain, which consists of a total of 191 contigs spanning 5,412,831 bp, with a GC content of 57.3% and comprising 4,836 predicted coding sequences.