LaPorte, Jason P.Spinard, Edward J.Gomez-Chiarri, MartaRowley, David C.Mekalanos, JohnNelson, David R.2018-05-302018LaPorte, Jason P., Edward J. Spinard, Marta Gomez-Chiarri, David C. Rowley, John J. Mekalanos, and David R. Nelson. 2018. “Draft Genome Sequence of Bowmanella denitrificans JL63, a Bacterium Isolated from Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) That Can Inhibit the Growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.” Genome Announcements 6 (14): e00215-18. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00215-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00215-18.http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37067975ABSTRACT Bowmanella denitrificans strain JL63 was isolated from a whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and was determined to have antibacterial activity against an acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this strain and identify genes that are potentially involved in its antibacterial activity.en-USJournal Article2018-05-3010.1128/genomeA.00215-18