Edwardsiella tarda EIB202

Edwardsiella_tarda
Names Edwardsiella tarda EIB202
Accession numbers NC_013508, NC_013509
Background Edwardsiella tarda (strain EIB202) is a Gram-negative bacterium member of the normal gut microflora of fish, humans, chickens and other animals. This is the etiological agent for edwardsiellosis, a devastating fish disease prevailing in worldwide aquaculture industries and accounting for severe economical losses. This disease is often associated with poor water. E. tarda is pathogen of marine and freshwater fish isolated from channel catfish, Japanese eels, flounder, tilapia, and other economically important fish. It commonly affects more than 20 species of fishes including carp, tilapia, eel, catfish, mullet, salmon, trout, turbot and flounder, causing systemic hemorrhagic septicemia and emphysematous putrefactive disease with swelling skin lesions, as well as ulcer and necrosis in internal organs such as liver, kidney, spleen, and musculature. Besides piscine species, E. tarda also inhabits and infects a broad range of cold or warm -blooded hosts such as reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals and even humans, raising a concern about E. tarda being a significant zoonotic pathogen. It causes opportunistic infections in humans, most commonly gastroenteritis and wound infections. However, this organism has been isolated from cases of septicemia and meningitis, primarily in immunocompromised patients. (Adaptated from PMID: 19865481). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Enterobacteriales
Family:Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:Edwardsiella
Species:tarda
Strain EIB202
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (15-AUG-2008) State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology,
(17-NOV-2009) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger, 454-GS20
Isolation site diseased turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) in a mariculture farm in Yantai, Shandong province of China
Isolation country China
Number of replicons 2
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Multiple
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Systemic disease in fish, occassional gastroenteritis, septicemia, and wound infections in humans
Pathogenicity Rarely