Vibro tubiashii ATCC 19109 Genome sequencing

Vibrio tubiashii is the cause of bacillary necrosis in larval shellfish. It is a naturally occurring, Gram-negative, marine bacterium that has long been associated with high mortalities of larval shellfish and significant economic losses in shellfish hatcheries. High mortalities in larval oyster and clam production facilities have been associated with contamination by V. tubiashii and have led to reductions in the availability of seed oysters and clams needed for commercial shellfish planting. Although V. tubiashii has been known for years, the lack of complete genome sequence has slowed the pace of research on this pathogen. Some strains reported to be V. tubiashii, including the American Type Culture Collection [ATCC, Manassas, VA] strain 19105, and strain RE22 were previously misidentified as V. tubiashii and were actually V. coralliilyticus, which is also a shellfish pathogen. In this study, we fully sequenced and annotated the ATCC type strain of V. tubiashii (ATCC 19109) to allow better differentiation between the species and to facilitate research on potential virulence genes and pathogen control mechanisms.