Bertrand, Constança D.F.Martins, RodrigoQuintas-Nunes, FranciscoReynolds-Brandão, PedroBarreto Crespo, Maria T.Nascimento, Francisco X.2025-05-082025-05-082024-06-132516-8290PURE: 112435122PURE UUID: 63cac081-a28c-48f0-b8fb-481962894bd2Scopus: 85217696184http://hdl.handle.net/10362/182892Funding Information: The research was conducted in the scope of the project \u2018Phyco\u00B5Biome: Understanding and harnessing the power of the microalgae microbiome aiming the maximization of marine microalgae productivity\u2019 funded by Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia/Minist\u00E9rio da Ci\u00EAncia, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (FCT/MCTES, Portugal), grant number PTDC/BAA-BIO/1262/2020 (http://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/BAA-BIO/1262/2020). The research was performed with the support of the R and D Unit \u2018GREEN-IT-Bioresources for Sustainability\u2019 (UIDB/04551/2020, DOI: 10.54499/UIDB/04551/2020 and UIDP/04551/2020, DOI: 10.54499/UIDP/04551/2020), iNOVA4Health (UIDB/04462/2020, and UIDP/04462/2020) and LS4FUTURE Associated Laboratory (LA/P/0087/2020, DOI: 10.54499/LA/P/0087/2020) funded by FCT/MCTES. C.B., R.M., F.Q.N. and P.R.B. acknowledge receiving a Ph.D. fellowship (2023.02799.BD, 2023.02007.BD, 2022.10633.BD and 2021.07927.BD514, respectively) funded by FCT/MCTES. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors.The study presents the whole genome sequence of the carotenoid-producing Paracoccus sp. NFXS7, isolated from a marine saltern in Setúbal, Portugal. The carotenoid-producing strain NFXS7 contains homologs of the crt genes involved in astaxanthin biosynthesis, making it a promising candidate for biotechnological applications.172007engcarotenoidgenomemarineParacoccusMicrobiologyMicrobiology (medical)SDG 14 - Life Below Waterjournal article10.1099/acmi.0.000862.v2https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85217696184