Draft genome sequence of <em>Phenylobacterium immobile</em> strain E (DSM 1986), isolated from uncontaminated soil in Ecuador.

We report the draft genome sequence of 3.3&nbsp;Mb and the sequence (19.2&nbsp;kb) of a natural plasmid isolated from Phenylobacterium immobile strain E (DSM 1986), able to degrade xenobiotic compounds as the sole carbon source. The sequences reveal a large number of novel Rieske nonheme iron aromatic ring-hydroxylating oxygenases (RHOs)