A pan-genomic assessment: Delving into the genome of the marine epiphyte strain 19_A and other very close strains from multiple environments.

Marine macroalgae are the habitat of epiphytic bacteria and provide several conditions for a beneficial biological interaction to thrive. Although is one of the most abundant epiphytic genera, genomic information on marine macroalgae-associated species remains scarce. In this study, we further investigated our previously published genome of the epiphytic strain 19_A to find features that could be translated to potential metabolites produced by this microorganism, as well as genes that play a role in its interaction with its macroalgal host.