The complete genome sequence of Vibrio aestuarianus W-40 reveals virulence factor genes.

ABSTRACT: Vibrio aestuarianus is an opportunistic environmental pathogen that has been associated with epidemics in cultured shrimp Penaeus vannamei. Hepatopancreas microsporidian (HPM) and monodon slow growth syndrome (MSGS) have been reported in cultured P. vannamei. In this study, we sequenced and assembled the whole genome of V. aestuarianus strain W-40, a strain that was originally isolated from the intestines of an infected P. vannamei. The genome of V. aestuarianus strain W-40 contains two circular chromosomes of 483,7307 bp with a 46.23% GC content. We identified 4,457 open reading frames (ORFs) that occupy 86.35% of the genome. Vibrio aestuarianus strain W-40 consists primarily of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter system and the phosphotransferase system (PTS). CagA is a metabolism

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6011983 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature