Research Publications (Food Safety)

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. The complete genome sequence is reported for Vibrio harveyi isolate K2014767, isolated from a captive Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) during a species-specific mortality event in a public display aquarium in the United States.
 

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing non-O1 Vibrio cholerae was isolated from edible Mastacembelus sp. in Vietnam. The genome sequence was sequenced using DNBSEQ-G400 and MinION Mk1b. A plasmid of approximately 183-kb encoding blaCTX-M-55 and blaTEM-1 was detected.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Nine Peruvian isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus were characterized through sequencing, revealing the presence of simple sequence repeat, Pir toxin-like genes, and genes associated with antibiotic resistance, toxic components, and transposable elements. These findings expand our understanding of the genetic diversity, disease resistance, and virulence in cultivated shrimp populations in Peru.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. This announcement reports the genome of Vibrio lentus VLO8 recovered from the larval culture of Chilean scallop. The genomes of strain VLO8 have two contigs with a total length of 5,499,980 bp, an average G + C content of 44.22%, a total number of protein-coding genes of 6,439, and 170 RNAs.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. We announce the complete genome sequence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain PH1273. This strain was collected from a Penaeus vannamei pond in the Philippines in 2015. Genome analysis revealed that it lacks the gene pirAB responsible for causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease but encode multiple secretion systems and the associated effectors.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Vibrio natriegens strain PWH3a, isolated from the Texas Gulf Coast, is used as a model organism in marine microbiology. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of strain PWH3a, which has two circular chromosomes, 4,650 coding sequences, 34 rRNA, 4 noncoding RNA (ncRNA), 131 tRNA genes, and one Mu-like prophage sequence.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Pseudodesulfovibrio portus JCM 14722T is a strictly anaerobic, mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from estuarine sediments in Japan. Its draft genome sequence comprises 1 circular chromosome (3,403,863 bp), harboring 3,182 predicted protein- and 60 tRNA-encoding genes, as well as 2 rRNA operons.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Vibrio spp. were isolated from raw shrimps imported into Canada (2009 to 2019). A total of 92 isolates with various multidrug resistance profiles were sequenced, including 59 V. parahaemolyticus, 12 V. diabolicus, 10 V. cholerae, 7 V. alginolyticus, 1 V. campbellii, 1 V. harveyi, 1 V. owensii, and 1 V. vulnificus isolate.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. The complete genome sequence of the type strain Aliivibrio fischeri comb. nov. DSM 507 is presented. The genome consists of two circular chromosomes comprising 2,970,859 bp (chromosome 1) and 1,532,347 bp (chromosome 2) with GC contents of 38.94 and 37.13%, respectively.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Vibrio spp. isolated from fresh retail mollusk samples were selected for sequencing based on their antimicrobial resistance burden. The de novo genomes include those for Vibrio alginolyticus (n = 48), V. diabolicus (n = 15), V. parahaemolyticus (n = 3), V. cholerae (n = 2), V.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. A subset of Vibrio spp. isolated from fresh Canadian mollusks (2014 to 2018) were selected for sequencing based on antimicrobial resistance profiles. The resulting de novo draft genomes include 38 Vibrio alginolyticus, 32 V. diabolicus, 10 V. parahaemolyticus, 1 V. cholerae, 1 V. ordalii, and 1 Vibrio sp. isolate.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. We report the complete genomic sequences of two agarolytic Vibrio species strains, STUT-A11 and STUT-A16, isolated from the red algae Gracilaria. Genomic annotations revealed that both strains harbor four β-agarases, α-neoagarooligosaccharide hydrolase, and agarolytic β-galactosidase, which support efficient agarose catabolism.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Two pasteurization-resistant strains, VHT1 and VHT2, of environmental, viable but nonculturable, pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus were isolated from environmental oysters. Their whole-genome sequences were constructed. The genome sizes for VHT1 and VHT2 are 5.11 Mbp and 5.26 Mbp, respectively.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Vibrio harveyi strain ATCC 33866, generated from Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing. The assembled genome sequence comprises two circular chromosomes with lengths of 3,504,760 bp and 2,218,060 bp, respectively.

Microbiology Resource Announcements, Ahead of Print. Here, we report on the draft genome sequence of Vibrio mediterranei strain CyArs1, isolated from the marine sponge Cinachyrella sp. Genome annotation revealed multiple genomic features, including eukaryotic-like repeat protein- and multidrug resistance-encoding genes, potentially involved in symbiotic relationships with the sponge host.

We report the draft genome sequences of seven Vibrio cholerae isolates from patients. Four isolates were profiled as multilocus sequence type 69, serogroup O1, a subset of seventh-pandemic El Tor clonal isolates. Presented here are genome assemblies and evidence for major pathogenicity islands, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance genes.

Vibrio cholerae is a global health threat and a model enteric pathogen that causes the human disease cholera. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of the seventh-pandemic V. cholerae O1 El Tor strain C6706.

Vibrio cholerae is an inhabitant of aquatic environments worldwide. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of eight V. cholera non-O1, non-O139 isolates that were recovered from the corpses of two seabird chicks (common terns) following a mass mortality event in a German breeding colony in 2019.

Vibrio cholerae is a halophilic Gram-negative bacterial species and the etiological agent of cholera. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of an environmental V. cholerae strain, 2012Env-25, obtained using Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) to provide insights into the ecology, evolution, and pathogenic potential of this bacterium.

We report here a complete genome sequence of a Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor (Inaba; sequence type 515 [ST515]) strain isolated from a cholera patient in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which showed a complete deletion (~80 kb) of the Vibrio pathogenicity island 1.

Vibrio cholerae is an aquatic organism and facultative human pathogen that typically resides in coastal areas and brackish water. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of V. cholerae strain RFB16, which was isolated from a freshwater lake in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains in diverse settings has been reported globally. In the Philippine shrimp aquaculture industry, antibiotics are used for the treatment of bacterial diseases during the production cycle. We report the draft genome of Vibrio parahaemolyticus PH698, a multidrug-resistant strain isolated from a Philippine shrimp farm.

We report the first draft genome sequence of an acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND)-causing Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain isolated from a Penaeus vannamei sample from the Philippines. The strain carries the genes encoding the Pir-like toxin pair PirAvp and PirBvp.