We present here the first genome sequence of the Aeromonas diversa type strain (CECT 4254(T)). This strain was isolated from the leg wound of a patient in New Orleans (Louisiana) and was originally described as enteric group 501 and distinguished from A. schubertii by DNA-DNA hybridization and phenotypical characterization.This work was partially funded by grant SAF2011-29239; from Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spanish Government, grant 2009SGR-1101 from Direcció General de Recerca, Generalitat de Catalunya, and grant ARZ00F01 from the University of Barcelon