Draft Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris" Strain OY-V, an Unculturable Plant-Pathogenic Bacterium

Shigeyuki Kakizawa; Ayaka Makino; Yoshiko Ishii; Hideyuki Tamaki; Yoichi Kamagata

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00944-14

Draft Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris" Strain OY-V, an Unculturable Plant-Pathogenic Bacterium

Genome Announc. 2014 Sep 18;2(5):e00944-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00944-14.

Authors

Shigeyuki Kakizawa¹, Ayaka Makino², Yoshiko Ishii², Hideyuki Tamaki², Yoichi Kamagata²

Affiliations

¹ Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan kakizawa@aist.go.jp.
² Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Abstract

Phytoplasmas are unculturable plant-pathogenic bacteria causing devastating damage to agricultural production worldwide. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of "Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris" strain OY-V. Most of the known virulence factors and host-interacting proteins were conserved in OY-V. This genome furthers our understanding of genetic diversity and pathogenicity of phytoplasmas.