Genomic insights into Aquimarina sp. strain EL33, a bacterial symbiont of the gorgonian coral Eunicella labiata

Abstract

To address the metabolic potential of symbiotic Aquimarina spp., we report here the genome sequence of Aquimarina sp. strain EL33, a bacterium isolated from the gorgonian coral Eunicella labiata. This first-described (to our knowledge) animalassociated Aquimarina genome possesses a sophisticated repertoire of genes involved in drug/antibiotic resistance and biosynthesis.