title: Genome-Wide Analysis of Oceanimonas sp. GK1 Isolated from Gavkhouni Wetland (Iran) Demonstrates Presence of Genes for Virulence and Pathogenicity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The bacterium Oceanimonas sp. (O. sp.) GK1 is a member of the Aeromonadaceae family and its genome represents several virulence genes involved in fish and human pathogenicity. In this original research study we aimed to identify and characterize the putative virulence factors and pathogenicity of this halotolerant marine bacterium using genome wide analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The genome data of O. sp. GK1 was obtained from NCBI. Comparative genomic study was done using MetaCyc database.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Whole genome data analysis of the O. sp. GK1 revealed that the bacterium possesses some important virulence genes (e.g. ZOT, RTX toxin, thermostable hemolysin, lateral flagella and type IV pili) which have been implicated in adhesion and biofilm formation and infection in some other pathogenic bacteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of the putative pathogenicity of O. sp.GK1. The genome wide analysis of the bacterium demonstrates the presence of virulence genes causing infectious diseases in many warmand cold-blooded animals.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Laleh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parsa Yeganeh
authors.affiliation: Molecular Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azarbaijani
authors.affiliation: Molecular Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mousavi
authors.affiliation: Molecular Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran ; Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Abolhassan
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shahzadeh Fazeli
authors.affiliation: Microorganism Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Amoozgar
authors.affiliation: Molecular Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran ; Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, Karaj, Iran ; Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ghasem Hosseini
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Salekdeh
keywords: Halotolerant; Pathogenicity; Virulence Factors