Genomic insights into two new subspecies of <i>Herbaspirillum huttiense</i> strains isolated from diseased foliage in Florida.

ABSTRACT: The genus Herbaspirillum comprises 13 species, the majority of which are plant colonizers. However, some species are occasionally isolated from environmental sources, including water and polluted soil, while others are opportunistic human pathogens. Four novel bacterial strains were isolated from diseased foliage of tomato and Boston fern in Florida, USA. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence placed all strains into the genus Herbaspirillum. The Gram-negative strains produced opaque, creamy white, mucoid colonies, which is typical of the genus Herbaspirillum. Biolog biochemical profiling also identified those strains as members of Herbaspirillum. The strains were subjected to whole-genome sequencing, and their genomes were compared with those

SUBMITTER: Poudel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641419 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature