Draft Genome Sequence of Pectobacterium brasiliense Isolated from Potato in South Africa

Molemi Evelyn Rauwane; Nokuthula Peace Mchunu; Rian Pierneef; Valery Mamogwasha Moloto; Teresa Goszczynska; Phumzile Sibisi; Khayalethu Ntushelo

doi:10.1128/mra.00763-22

Draft Genome Sequence of Pectobacterium brasiliense Isolated from Potato in South Africa

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Apr 18;12(4):e0076322. doi: 10.1128/mra.00763-22. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Authors

Molemi Evelyn Rauwane¹, Nokuthula Peace Mchunu^{2

3}, Rian Pierneef², Valery Mamogwasha Moloto⁴, Teresa Goszczynska⁴, Phumzile Sibisi¹, Khayalethu Ntushelo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.
² Agricultural Research Council - Biotechnology Platform, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
³ National Research Foundation, Pretoria, South Africa.
⁴ Agricultural Research Council - Plant Health and Protection Research, Roodeplaat, South Africa.

Abstract

This study reports a draft genome of a phytopathogenic bacterium, Pectobacterium brasiliense, isolated from potato in South Africa. The total reported length of the genome is 4,897,858 bp, contained in 172 contigs with 4,378 genes. The GC content of the genome is 51.6%.