Draft Genome Sequences of 18 Strains of Pseudomonas Isolated from Kiwifruit Plants in New Zealand and Overseas

Sandra B Visnovsky; Mark Fiers; Ashley Lu; Preetinanda Panda; Robert Taylor; Andrew R Pitman

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00061-16

Draft Genome Sequences of 18 Strains of Pseudomonas Isolated from Kiwifruit Plants in New Zealand and Overseas

Genome Announc. 2016 Apr 7;4(2):e00061-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00061-16.

Authors

Sandra B Visnovsky¹, Mark Fiers², Ashley Lu³, Preetinanda Panda⁴, Robert Taylor⁵, Andrew R Pitman⁴

Affiliations

¹ The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand [email protected].
² VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, Leuven, Belgium.
³ The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand.
⁴ The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
⁵ Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland, New Zealand.

Abstract

In this paper, we present the draft sequences of 18 genetically diversePseudomonasstrains isolated from kiwifruit plants in New Zealand and overseas, including a number that are currently not fully characterized. These sequences will aid in the diagnosis ofPseudomonason kiwifruit for future pest management and border security decision-making.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by the Better Border Biosecurity programme (B3) (http://www.b3nz.org).