Genome Assembly of a Putative Plant Growth-Stimulating Bacterial Sweet Pepper Fruit Isolate, Enterobacter hormaechei SRU4.4

Tshifhiwa Paris Mamphogoro; Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando; Martin Makgose Maboko; Olubukola Oluranti Babalola; Olayinka Ayobami Aiyegoro

doi:10.1128/mra.01237-22

Genome Assembly of a Putative Plant Growth-Stimulating Bacterial Sweet Pepper Fruit Isolate, Enterobacter hormaechei SRU4.4

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Feb 16;12(2):e0123722. doi: 10.1128/mra.01237-22. Epub 2023 Jan 24.

Authors

Tshifhiwa Paris Mamphogoro¹, Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando², Martin Makgose Maboko³, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola⁴, Olayinka Ayobami Aiyegoro⁵

Affiliations

¹ Gastro-Intestinal Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit, Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production, Irene, Pretoria, South Africa.
² Department of Plant Production Sciences and Technologies, University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
³ Department of Crop Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
⁴ Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa.
⁵ Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Enterobacter hormaechei SRU4.4. This bacterium (genome size = 4,440,516 bp; coding sequences = 4,100; G+C content = 56%) encodes for genes attributed to plant growth promotion (PGP).

Grants and funding

P02000032/Agricultural Research Council (ARC)