Draft genome sequence of a family Acutalibacteraceae isolate, a human gut-derived cholesterol metabolizer

We report the draft genome sequence of a family Acutalibacteraceae isolate, which is an obligate anaerobe that converts cholesterol to coprostanol. The organism was isolated from a healthy adult's fecal sample, plated on cholesterol brain agar, and incubated anaerobically, yielding distinctive star-shaped colonies. This isolate is from an unclassified genus within the Acutalibacteraceae, highlighting the unexplored diversity within the gut microbiome.