Multiple Introductions of Tomato Pathogen Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis into Iran as Revealed by a Global-Scale Phylogeographic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Tomato bacterial canker caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis is one of the most important seed-borne tomato diseases around the globe. The disease was initially reported in 1993 in Iran, and it became a rising threat for the multibillion dollar tomato industry of the country during the last decade. In this study, using phylogeographic analyses, we determined genetic diversity and geographic distribution of C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in Iran. Our field surveys showed that the pathogen is expanding into the southern and eastern areas of the country. Furthermore, multilocus sequence analysis and typing (MLSA/MLST) using the sequences of five housekeeping genes (atpD, gyrB, ppk, recA, and rpoB) reveal

SUBMITTER: Ansari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6881797 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature