We report the complete genome assembly of a hydroquinonesulfonate-assimilating bacterium, Delftia lacustris strain HQS1. This strain contains one circular chromosome (6,979,964 bp) and one circular plasmid (39,999 bp). The chromosomal sequence contained 6,359 coding sequences and a gene cluster involved in the degradation of gentisate, which is structurally similar to hydroquinonesulfonate.
Keywords: aromatic sulfonates; biodegradation; bioremediation; hydroquinonesulfonate; phenolsulfonate.