First draft genome sequence of a <i>Pectobacterium polaris</i> strain isolated in South Africa from potato tuber affected by soft rot
A phytopathogenic strain of <i>Pectobacterium polaris</i> (designated SRB2) was isolated for the first time in South Africa from a potato tuber affected by soft rot. The draft genome of strain SRB2 encodes various plant cell wall-degrading enzymes and genes associated with biofilm formation and virulence. Antibiotic resistance genes were not detected.
Authors
- Maike Claußen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1854-6381)
- Christiana C. Dapuliga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5980-1097)
- Štefan Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5584-1681)
Institutions
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00691-24
- Primary Topic
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation