Abstract
The bacterial genus “Candidatus Phytoplasma” contains a group of insect-transmitted plant pathogens in the class Mollicutes. Here, we report a draft genome assembly and annotation of strain NCHU2014, which belongs to the 16SrII-A subgroup within this genus and is associated with purple coneflower witches’ broom disease in Taiwan.
Highlights
Phytoplasmas are a group of phloem-limited plant pathogens vectored by sap-feeding insects [1]
Because of the difficulties involved in cultivating these bacteria outside of their hosts, genome sequencing and comparative analysis have been adopted as a major tool to study them [2, 3]
The strain NCHU2014 was associated with purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) witches’ broom disease in Taiwan [4]
Summary
Phytoplasmas are a group of phloem-limited plant pathogens vectored by sap-feeding insects [1]. Because of the difficulties involved in cultivating these bacteria outside of their hosts, genome sequencing and comparative analysis have been adopted as a major tool to study them [2, 3]. The strain NCHU2014 was associated with purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) witches’ broom disease in Taiwan [4]. Based on its 16S rRNA gene sequence, this strain is most closely related to “Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiae” and has been assigned to the 16SrII-A subgroup within the genus.
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