Draft Genome Sequence of 11399, a Transformable Citrus-Pathogenic Strain of Xylella fastidiosa

GENOME ANNOUNCEMENT 

Bárbara Niza (a,b) Marcus V. Merfaa (b), Valquíria C. Alencar (c), Fabiano B. Menegidio (c), Luiz R. Nunes (d), Marcos A. Machado (a), Marco A. Takita (a), Alessandra A. de Souza (a)

(a) Instituto Agronômico, Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, Brazil
(b) Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Genética, Evolução e Bioagentes, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
(c) Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
(d) Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

The draft genome of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca strain 11399, a transformable citrus-pathogenic strain, is reported here. The 11399 genome size is 2,690,704 bp and has a G+C content of 52.7%. The draft genome of 11399 reveals the absence of four type I restriction-modification system genes.

Published on October 13, 2016 by GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS