Abstract
Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli strain gdw1, isolated from the stem of Badila sugarcane located at the Guangdong Key Laboratory for Crops Genetic Improvement (Guanzhou, China), that causes ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane. The de novo genome of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli was assembled with 48 scaffolds and a G+C content of 67.68%, and contained 2.6 Mb bp and 2,838 coding sequences.
Highlights
We report the draft genome sequence of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli strain gdw[1], isolated from the stem of Badila sugarcane located at the Guangdong Key Laboratory for Crops Genetic Improvement (Guanzhou, China), that causes ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane
The Gram-positive and nutritionally fastidious bacterium Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx), the causal agent of ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane (RSD), is a major contributor to substantial sugarcane biomass losses worldwide. It impairs the development of the ratoon or stubble plants by shortening the internodes (1)
Sequencing the genome of Lxx will allow for the exploitation of a specific DNA probe to detect its presence in sugarcane (2)
Summary
We report the draft genome sequence of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli strain gdw[1], isolated from the stem of Badila sugarcane located at the Guangdong Key Laboratory for Crops Genetic Improvement (Guanzhou, China), that causes ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane. The Gram-positive and nutritionally fastidious bacterium Leifsonia xyli subsp. Xyli (Lxx), the causal agent of ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane (RSD), is a major contributor to substantial sugarcane biomass losses worldwide. Sequencing the genome of Lxx will allow for the exploitation of a specific DNA probe to detect its presence in sugarcane (2).
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