Draft Genome Sequence of Violacein-Producing Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. 520P1

Abstract

Here, we report a draft 5.25-Mb genome sequence of Pseudoalteromonas sp. 520P1, a marine violacein-producing bacterium isolated from the Pacific coast of Japan. Genome annotation by BLAST searches revealed the presence of one acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) synthase (luxI) and five AHL receptor protein (luxR) gene homologs.

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“…The identification of these genes led to the understanding of the mechanisms of QS regulation and the nature of AHLs related to violacein production. Dang et al (2014) sequenced the complete genome of Pseudoalteromonas strain 520P1 no. 412 (NBRC 107704) identifying the luxI and luxR genes.…”