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Published on: July 22, 2019
Vibrio tetraodonis sp. nov.: genomic insights on the secondary metabolites repertoire
Gustavo P R Azevedo1, Hannah K Mattsson2, Grasiele R Lopes2
1Institute of Biology and SAGE-COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Carlos Chagas Fo, s/n, Bloco A, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21941-590, Brazil. pitta.gustavo1@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Description of a Gram-negative, motile, circular-shaped bacterial strain, designated A511T obtained from the skin of the pufferfish Sphoeroides spengleri (Family Tetraodontidae), collected in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil. Optimum growth occurs at 20-28 °C in the presence of 3% NaCl. The genome sequence of the novel isolate consisted of 4.36 Mb, 3,976 coding genes and G + C content of 42.5%. Genomic taxonomy analyses based on average amino acid (AAI), genome-to-genome-distance (GGDH) and phylogenetic reconstruction placed A511T (= CBAS 712T = CAIM 1939T) into a new species of the genus Vibrio (Vibrio tetraodonis sp. nov.). The genome of the novel species contains eight genes clusters (~ 183.9 Kbp in total) coding for different types of bioactive compounds that hint to several possible ecological roles in the pufferfish host.
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