Complete genome analysis of pathogenic Metschnikowia bicuspidata strain MQ2101 isolated from diseased ridgetail white prawn, Exopalaemon carinicauda.

Background: Metschnikowia bicuspidata is a pathogenic yesst that can cause disease in many different economic aquatic animal species. In recent years, there was a new disease outbreak in ridgetail white prawn (Exopalaemon carinicauda) in coastal areas of Jiangsu Province China that was referred to as zombie disease by local farmers. The pathogen was first isolated and identified as M.