Draft genome sequence of Edwardsiella piscicida strain JF1411. Edwardsiella piscicida strain:JF1411

Edwardsiella tarda is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobic, bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. In Japan, this bacterium causes edwardsiellosis in economically important cultured fish species, including olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and red sea bream (Pagrus major). E. tarda isolates from red sea bream are designated as atypical E. tarda because the phenotypic characteristics differ from those of typical E. tarda from freshwater fishes and olive flounder. Moreover, there are differences in pathogenicity between atypical and typical E. tarda. A new species designated as Edwardsiella piscicida was recently discovered within the group of organisms traditionally classified as E. tarda. This species includes two genetic variants, E. piscicida and E. piscicida-like species. We isolated E. piscicida strain JF1411 in 2014 from diseased Japanese flounder in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. We analyze the whole genome sequence of E. piscicida strain JF1411. The draft genome sequence is annotated and is compared to those of E. piscicida-like species.