Genome Sequence of a Plant-Pathogenic Bacterium, “Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris” Strain TW1

Citation

Town et al. (2018). Microbiology Resource Announcements 7 (12)

Names (1)

Ca. Phytoplasma asteris

Subjects

Genetics Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) Molecular Biology

Abstract

A draft genome sequence is presented for a strain of “ Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris” affecting canola plants in Saskatoon, Canada. This phytopathogenic bacterium was determined to be a 16SrI strain and features 16S rRNA-encoding gene sequence heterogeneity.

Authors

• Town, Jennifer R. (first)
• Wist, Tyler (additional)
• Perez-Lopez, Edel (additional)
• Olivier, Chrystel Y. (additional)
• Dumonceaux, Tim J. (additional)

Publication date

2018-09-27

DOI

10.1128/mra.01109-18