Complete Genome Sequence Reveals Evolutionary and Comparative Genomic Features of Xanthomonas albilineans Causing Sugarcane Leaf Scald.

ABSTRACT: Leaf scald (caused by Xanthomonas albilineans) is an important bacterial disease affecting sugarcane in most sugarcane growing countries, including China. High genetic diversity exists among strains of X. albilineans from diverse geographic regions. To highlight the genomic features associated with X. albilineans from China, we sequenced the complete genome of a representative strain (Xa-FJ1) of this pathogen using the PacBio and Illumina platforms. The complete genome of strain Xa-FJ1 consists of a circular chromosome of 3,724,581 bp and a plasmid of 31,536 bp. Average nucleotide identity analysis revealed that Xa-FJ1 was closest to five strains from the French West Indies and the USA, particularly to the strain GPE PC73 from Guadeloupe. Comparative genomic analysis b

SUBMITTER: Zhang HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074728 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature