Vibrio vulnificus NBRC 15645 = ATCC 27562 Genome sequencing and assembly. Vibrio vulnificus NBRC 15645 = ATCC 27562

Vibrio vulnificus, which is one of the most invasive and fatal human pathogens, is a kind of halophilic bacterium. This bacterium is widely exist in warm coastal and estuarine waters, and can be frequently isolated from the consumption of raw seafoods. Vibrio vulnificus has long been divided into three biotypes. Biotype1 is usually isolated from human, Biotype2 is more closely related to seafood and Biotype3 is becoming an emerging pathogen. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of type strain ATCC 27562, which was the first isolated Vibrio vulnificus in the world.