Draft genome sequences of 11 Xanthomonas strains associated with bacterial spot disease in Turkey

Aastha Subedi; Serhat Kara; Yesim Aysan; Gerald V Minsavage; Sujan Timilsina; Pamela D Roberts; Erica M Goss; Jeffrey B Jones

doi:10.1099/acmi.0.000586.v3

Draft genome sequences of 11 Xanthomonas strains associated with bacterial spot disease in Turkey

Access Microbiol. 2023 Jun 23;5(6):acmi000586.v3. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000586.v3. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Aastha Subedi¹, Serhat Kara², Yesim Aysan³, Gerald V Minsavage¹, Sujan Timilsina¹, Pamela D Roberts⁴, Erica M Goss^{1

5}, Jeffrey B Jones¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
² Alata Horticulture Research Institute, Mersin, Turkey.
³ Department of Plant Protection, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
⁴ Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Immokalee, Florida, USA.
⁵ Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Abstract

Bacterial spot is an economically significant disease in tomato and pepper-producing countries globally. We report the whole-genome sequence of 11 Xanthomonas strains associated with bacterial spot disease on pepper, tomato and eggplant in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey. This genomic information can be used as a reference to study the genetic diversity of these species and contribute to illuminating pathogen evolution with respect to host specificity.

Keywords: Turkey; Xanthomonas; bacterial-spot; eggplant; pepper; tomato; whole-genome.