Complete genome sequence of <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i> HB022, an efficient aflatoxin-degrading bacterial strain

The genome of <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i> HB022, which was isolated from Daqu, a Chinese liquor starter, is 4,369,776 bp long with 4,501 protein-coding genes and a GC ratio of 46.2%. Keyword-based filtering from the functional annotations led to the identification of 359 potential aflatoxin-degrading genes.