Draft Genome Sequence of Flavobacterium psychrophilum Strain KTEN-1510 with Genotype A/G-C, Isolated from an Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis) in the Kagami River, Kochi, Japan.

Masato Shimizu,Syun-Ichirou Oshima,Kouhei Ohnishi,Hikaru Goda,Masayuki Imajoh,Kenichi Yamasaki,Shigehiko Kataoka,Yasuo Osaki

doi:10.1128/genomea.01762-15

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the draft genome sequence of Flavobacterium psychrophilum strain KTEN-1510, with genotype A/G-C. This strain was isolated in October 2015 from the gills of an ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis) in the upper Kagami River in central Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku Island, Japan.

Highlights

Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis) is a popular angling fish in Japan
We describe the draft genome sequence of F. psychrophilum strain KTEN-1510, isolated in October 2015 from the gills of an ayu caught in the upper reaches of the dam using the Japanese fishing method known as Tomozuri
The assembly of strain KTEN-1510 consisted of 182 contigs (Ͼ500 bp) totaling 2,705,210 bp, with a GϩC content of 32.5%

Summary

Introduction

Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis) is a popular angling fish in Japan. A large number of juvenile ayu reared in hatcheries or collected from Lake Biwa, local rivers, and marine coasts are released annually in fishing areas to enhance ayu stocks. Flavobacterium psychrophilum, a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae (1) of the order Flavobacteriales (2) within the class Flavobacteriia (3), is the etiological agent of bacterial cold-water disease (BCWD) in ayu (4). BCWD has affected ayu populations in lakes and rivers across Japan since the mid-1990s, following the release of infected individuals, which has caused a significant commercial loss to the fishing industry (5).

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