Draft genome sequence of <i>Rhodotorula</i> sp. BUB8, an oleaginous yeast isolated from Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Laguna, Philippines

This paper reports the draft genome sequence of <i>Rhodotorula</i> sp. BUB8, an oleaginous yeast isolated from the forest canopy of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve in the Philippines. The draft genome is 20,394,133 bp with 64.3% guanine-cytosine (GC) content, 6,604 coding genes, 109 tRNA coding, and 6 snRNA-coding genes.