Draft Genome Sequence of ' Candidatus Phytoplasma pini'-Related Strain MDPP: A Resource for Comparative Genomics of Gymnosperm-Infecting Phytoplasmas

Weili Cai; Jonathan Shao; Yan Zhao; Robert E Davis; Stefano Costanzo

doi:10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2127-A

Draft Genome Sequence of ' Candidatus Phytoplasma pini'-Related Strain MDPP: A Resource for Comparative Genomics of Gymnosperm-Infecting Phytoplasmas

Plant Dis. 2020 Apr;104(4):1009-1010. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2127-A. Epub 2020 Feb 17.

Authors

Weili Cai^{1

2}, Jonathan Shao³, Yan Zhao³, Robert E Davis³, Stefano Costanzo¹

Affiliations

¹ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.
² Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
³ Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, USDA, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.

PMID: 32065562
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2127-A

Abstract

'Candidatus Phytoplasma pini'-related strain MDPP, the reference strain of subgroup 16SrXXI-B, is a pathogen associated with witches' broom disease of Pinus spp. in North America. Here, we report the first draft genome sequence of 'Ca. Phytoplasma pini' strain MDPP, which consists of 474,136 bases, with a G + C content of 22.22%. This information will facilitate comparative genomics of gymnosperm-infecting phytoplasmas.

Keywords: genome; gymnosperm; phytoplasmas; pine.

MeSH terms

Cycadopsida*
DNA, Bacterial
Genomics
North America
Phylogeny
Phytoplasma*
Plant Diseases
Pyrrolidines
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
Pyrrolidines
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
2-methyl-1,1-diphenyl-3-(1-pyrrolidyl)-1-propanol