Complete genome sequence of " Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni" PR2021, an uncultivated bacterium associated with poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Sep 19;12(9):e0044323. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00443-23. Epub 2023 Jul 18.

Abstract

The complete genome sequence of "Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni" strain PR2021, which consists of one 705,138 bp circular chromosome and one 4,757 bp circular plasmid, is presented in this work. This bacterium is associated with poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) cultivar "Princettia Pink."

Keywords: genome; mollicutes; pathogen; phytoplasma; plant pathogens.

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