Variation in the Predicted Biosynthetic Capabilities of Seven Vibrionaceae

This study compares the predicted metabolic capabilities of seven sequenced bacterial strains within the family Vibrionaceae, with emphasis on the possible biosynthetic pathways encoded by their genomes. The goal is to elucidate whether the high diversity among Vibrionaceae in terms of environment and pathogenicity is reflected in their suite of available metabolic processes. The data set included the genomes of two Vibrionaceae, two Vibrio vulnificus, two Aliivibrio fischeri, and one Vibrio parahaemolyticus species. Possible metabolic pathways available to these strains were deduced using the Pathway Tools software, and the results (for biosynthetic pathways) were hand-corrected using the NCBI database, MetaCyc, KEGG, and BlastP.