Genome Resource for the Huanglongbing Causal Agent ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Strain AHCA17 from Citrus Root Tissue in California, USA


Citation
Cai et al. (2020). Plant Disease 104 (3)
Names (1)
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Subjects
Agronomy and Crop Science Plant Science
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ is the unculturable causative agent of citrus huanglongbing disease. Here, we report the first citrus root metagenome sequence containing the draft genome of ‘Ca. L. asiaticus’ strain AHCA17, obtained from a pummelo tree in California. The assembled genome was 1.2 Mbp and resulted in 37 contigs (N50 = 158.7 kbp) containing 1,057 predicted open reading frames and 45 RNA-coding genes. This draft genome will provide a valuable resource in further study of ‘Ca. L. asiaticus’ genome diversity and pathogen epidemiology.
Authors
Publication date
2020-03-01
DOI
10.1094/pdis-08-19-1735-a