Xanthomonas citri pv. eucalyptorum strain 4866-2_S43 (formerly X. axonopodis pv. eucalyptorum): the causal agent of bacterial leaf blight on eucalypts recovered in Argentina

We report the draft genome assembly of strain 4866-2_S43 isolated from a eucalyptus lesion in Argentina and what until recently was caused by <i>Xanthomonas citri</i> pv. <i>eucalyptorum</i> (<i>Xce</i>). The genome size is 5 188 607 bp, with a G+C content of 64.66%. Comparative analysis reveals that the closest relative of strain 4866-2_S43 is <i>Xce</i> LPF 602, isolated in Brazil. Comparison of the whole genome sequences revealed an average nucleotide identity (ANI) of 99.96% between the two strains. ANIs were determined between the whole genome sequence of strain 4866-2_S43 and the genomes of all currently validated <i>Xanthomonas</i> spp. These results revealed that strain 4866-2_S43 shared >95% similarity with <i>X. citri</i> pv. <i>citri</i> and <i>X. citri</i> pv. <i>phaseoli</i>, and <95% with <i>X. euvesicatoria</i> pv. <i>alfalfae</i>, <i>X. euvesicatoria</i> pv. <i>perforans</i>, and <i>X. euvesicatoria</i> pathovars <i>euvesicatoria</i> and <i>eucalyptii</i>.