Draft Genome Sequences of Three Pectobacterium Strains Causing Blackleg of Potato: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32

Preetinanda Panda; Mark W E J Fiers; Ashley Lu; Karen F Armstrong; Andrew R Pitman

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00874-15

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Pectobacterium Strains Causing Blackleg of Potato: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32

Genome Announc. 2015 Aug 6;3(4):e00874-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00874-15.

Authors

Preetinanda Panda¹, Mark W E J Fiers², Ashley Lu², Karen F Armstrong³, Andrew R Pitman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand [email protected] [email protected].
² The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.
³ Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
⁴ Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand [email protected] [email protected].

Abstract

Blackleg is a disease caused by several species of Pectobacterium that results in losses to potato crops worldwide. Here, we report the draft genomes of three taxonomically and geographically distinct blackleg-causing strains of Pectobacterium: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32. Comparison of these genomes will support the identification of common traits associated with their capacity to cause blackleg.