Abstract
ABSTRACTRalstonia solanacearum, the causative agent of bacterial wilt, is a devastating bacterial plant pathogen with a wide range of hosts. We report here the first draft genome sequences for three strains of Ralstonia solanacearum isolated from infected potato, tomato, and pepper plants in Georgia.
Highlights
Ralstonia solanacearum, the causative agent of bacterial wilt, is a devastating bacterial plant pathogen with a wide range of hosts
We report the draft genome sequences of three R. solanacearum strains isolated from different hosts: Geo_57 was isolated from potato, Geo_96 was isolated from tomato, and Geo_99 was isolated from pepper at the Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity of Batumi State University (Batumi, Georgia)
Despite the high similarity of Georgian isolates to strain UY031, we found significant differences between the genomes
Summary
The causative agent of bacterial wilt, is a devastating bacterial plant pathogen with a wide range of hosts. In June 2010, bacterial wilt disease affecting tomato seedlings was reported for the first time by farmers in West Georgia, causing up to 100% plant loss [5]. No strain from Georgia and/or the Caucasus region has been whole-genome sequenced before.
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