A collection of 44 isolates isolated from the epicuticular wax of stems of energy sorghum is available at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Researcher Center, Michigan State University, MI, USA. We enriched bacteria with putative plant-beneficial phenotypes and include information on their phenotypic diversity, taxonomy, and whole-genome sequences.
Keywords: agroecosystems; bioenergy; dessication; exudates; genomes; host microbiota; phyllosphere; plant microbiome.