Genome-Wide Analysis of Oceanimonas sp. GK1 Isolated from Gavkhouni Wetland (Iran) Demonstrates Presence of Genes for Virulence and Pathogenicity

Objective: the bacterium oceanimonas sp. (o. sp.) gk1 is a member of the aeromonadaceaefamily and its genome represents several virulence genes involved in fish andhuman pathogenicity. in this original research study we aimed to identify and characterizethe putative virulence factors and pathogenicity of this halotolerant marine bacterium usinggenome wide analysis.materials and methods: the genome data of o. sp. gk1 was obtained from ncbi. comparativegenomic study was done using metacyc database.results: whole genome data analysis of the o. sp. gk1 revealed that the bacterium possessessome important virulence genes (e.g. zot, rtx toxin, thermostable hemolysin,lateral flagella and type iv pili) which have been implicated in adhesion and biofilm formationand infection in some other pathogenic bacteria.conclusion: this is the first report of the putative pathogenicity of o. sp.gk1. thegenome wide analysis of the bacterium demonstrates the presence of virulence genescausing infectious diseases in many warm- and cold-blooded animals.