Draft Genome Sequence of Entomopathogenic Serratia liquefaciens Strain FK01

Erika Taira; Kazuhiro Iiyama; Hiroaki Mon; Kazuki Mori; Taiki Akasaka; Kousuke Tashiro; Chisa Yasunaga-Aoki; Jae Man Lee; Takahiro Kusakabe

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00609-14

Draft Genome Sequence of Entomopathogenic Serratia liquefaciens Strain FK01

Genome Announc. 2014 Jun 26;2(3):e00609-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00609-14.

Authors

Erika Taira, Kazuhiro Iiyama¹, Hiroaki Mon², Kazuki Mori³, Taiki Akasaka⁴, Kousuke Tashiro³, Chisa Yasunaga-Aoki⁵, Jae Man Lee², Takahiro Kusakabe²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Insect Pathology and Microbial Control, Institute of Biological Control, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan iiyama@grt.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
² Laboratory of Silkworm Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
³ Laboratory of Molecular Gene Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁴ Center for Advanced Instrumental and Educational Supports, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁵ Laboratory of Insect Pathology and Microbial Control, Institute of Biological Control, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Abstract

In the present study, we determined the draft genome sequence of the entomopathogenic bacterium Serratia liquefaciens FK01, which is highly virulent to the silkworm. The draft genome is ~5.28 Mb in size, and the G+C content is 55.8%.