Complete genome sequence of <i>Sphingobacterium kitahiroshimense</i> strain Ss8-5, isolated from a sclerotium of <i>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</i>.

I report the complete genome sequence of Sphingobacterium kitahiroshimense strain Ss8-5, isolated from a sclerotium on a cabbage head affected by Sclerotinia rot. The complete genome consists of a single circular chromosome of 6.1 Mb with a GC content of 36.3%.