Genomic evidence of genetic diversity and functional evolution in Flavobacterium columnare

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 14; p. 1240471
• Main Authors: Han, Rui, Hong, Yuhao, Xu, Ruilong, Guo, Wenjie, Zhang, Mingshu, Lu, Zijun, Han, Qing, Mo, Zequan, Dan, Xueming, Li, Yanwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 28.09.2023
• Subjects: cgMLST; comparative genomics; Flavobacterium columnare; genome-wide analysis (GWA); Microbiology; single-gene phylogeny

Flavobacterium columnare is the causative agent of columnaris disease in freshwater fish. Columnaris disease can cause heavy economic losses in aquaculture. In this study, whole-genome sequencing was used to characterize this pathogen. F. columnare isolate AH-01 had a circular chromosome and plasmid...