Genomic Insights into Aquimarina sp. Strain EL33, a Bacterial Symbiont of the Gorgonian Coral Eunicella labiata

Tina Keller-Costa; Rúben Silva; Asunción Lago-Lestón; Rodrigo Costa

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00855-16

Genomic Insights into Aquimarina sp. Strain EL33, a Bacterial Symbiont of the Gorgonian Coral Eunicella labiata

Genome Announc. 2016 Aug 18;4(4):e00855-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00855-16.

Authors

Tina Keller-Costa¹, Rúben Silva¹, Asunción Lago-Lestón², Rodrigo Costa³

Affiliations

¹ Microbial Ecology and Evolution Research Group, Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMar), University of Algarve (UAlg), Gambelas, Faro, Portugal.
² Microbial Ecology and Evolution Research Group, Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMar), University of Algarve (UAlg), Gambelas, Faro, Portugal Departamento de Innovación Biomédica, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
³ Microbial Ecology and Evolution Research Group, Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMar), University of Algarve (UAlg), Gambelas, Faro, Portugal Department of Bioengineering, Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal rodrigoscosta@tecnico.ulisboa.pt.

Abstract

To address the metabolic potential of symbiotic Aquimarina spp., we report here the genome sequence of Aquimarina sp. strain EL33, a bacterium isolated from the gorgonian coral Eunicella labiata This first-described (to our knowledge) animal-associated Aquimarina genome possesses a sophisticated repertoire of genes involved in drug/antibiotic resistance and biosynthesis.

Grants and funding

This work was partially funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (UID/Multi/04326/2013).