Draft genome sequence of Xanthomonas axonopodis pathovar vasculorum NCPPB 900. Issue 2 (13th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harrison, James; Studholme, David J.
• Is Part Of: FEMS microbiology letters. Volume 360:Issue 2(2014:Nov.)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 116
• Publication Date: 2014-10-13
• Subjects: Microbiology -- Periodicals; 579
• DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12607
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0378-1097

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="fml12607-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Xanthomonas axonopodis</italic> pathovar <italic>vasculorum</italic> strain NCPPB 900 was isolated from sugarcane on Reunion island in 1960. Consistent with its belonging to fatty‐acid type D, multi‐locus sequence analysis confirmed that NCPPB 900 falls within the species <italic>X. axonopodis</italic>. This genome harbours sequences similar to plasmids pXCV183 from <italic>X. campestris</italic> pv. <italic>vesicatoria</italic> 85‐10 and pPHB194 from <italic>Burkholderia pseudomallei</italic>. Its repertoire of predicted effectors includes homologues of XopAA, XopAD, XopAE, XopB, XopD, XopV, XopZ, XopC and XopI and transcriptional activator‐like effectors and it is predicted to encode a novel phosphonate natural product also encoded by the genome of the phylogenetically distant <italic>X. vasicola</italic> pv. <italic>vasculorum</italic>. Availability of this novel genome sequence may facilitate the study of interactions between xanthomonads and sugarcane, a host‐pathogen system that appears to have evolved several times independently within the genus <italic>Xanthomonas</italic> and may also provide a source of target sequences for molecular detection and diagnostics.</p> </abstract>