Pan-Genome of Novel Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes Reveals Genes Involved in Onion Pathogenicity and Evidence of Lateral Gene Transfer.

ABSTRACT: Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes (Psi) is a causative agent of leafspot on foxtail millet and pearl millet; however, novel strains were recently identified that are pathogenic on onions. Our recent host range evaluation study identified two pathovars; P. stewartii subsp. indologenes pv. cepacicola pv. nov. and P. stewartii subsp. indologenes pv. setariae pv. nov. that are pathogenic on onions and millets or on millets only, respectively. In the current study, we developed a pan-genome using the whole genome sequencing of newly identified/classified Psi strains from both pathovars [pv. cepacicola (n = 4) and pv. setariae (n = 13)]. The full spectrum of the pan-genome contained 7030 genes. A

SUBMITTER: Agarwal G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8399035 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature