Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Quorum-Sensing Aeromonas hydrophila Strain M023 from Freshwater

Wen-Si Tan; Wai-Fong Yin; Chien-Yi Chang; Kok-Gan Chan

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01548-14

Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Quorum-Sensing Aeromonas hydrophila Strain M023 from Freshwater

Genome Announc. 2015 Feb 19;3(1):e01548-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01548-14.

Authors

Wen-Si Tan¹, Wai-Fong Yin¹, Chien-Yi Chang, Kok-Gan Chan²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
² Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia kokgan@um.edu.my.

Abstract

Aeromonas hydrophila is a well-known waterborne pathogen that recently was found to infect humans. Here, we report the draft genome of a freshwater isolate from a Malaysian waterfall, A. hydrophila strain M023, which portrays N-acylhomoserine lactone-dependent quorum sensing.