Genome sequence of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae strain LMG 859

Vikas Sharma; Samriti Midha; Manish Ranjan; Anil Kumar Pinnaka; Prabhu B Patil

doi:10.1128/JB.00181-12

Genome sequence of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae strain LMG 859

J Bacteriol. 2012 May;194(9):2395. doi: 10.1128/JB.00181-12.

Authors

Vikas Sharma¹, Samriti Midha, Manish Ranjan, Anil Kumar Pinnaka, Prabhu B Patil

Affiliation

¹ Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA.

Abstract

We report the 4.94-Mb genome sequence of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae strain LMG 859, the causal agent of bacterial leaf blight disease in pomegranate. The draft genome will aid in comparative genomics, epidemiological studies, and quarantine of this devastating phytopathogen.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Bacterial
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Genome, Bacterial*
Molecular Sequence Data
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Xanthomonas axonopodis / classification*
Xanthomonas axonopodis / genetics*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S