Draft Genome Sequence and Annotation of Pseudomonas carnis Strain 20TX0167, Isolated from an Onion (Allium cepa).

The draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas carnis strain 20TX0167, isolated from a cold stored onion bulb, is described here. A comparative genomic study against the type strain of this species, B4-1, revealed differences in some genetic aspects.

Whole genome and 16S rRNA dataset of strain 21TX0081 isolated from a symptomatic onion foliage in Texas.

Bacterial soft rot is an important disease in onion caused by , a Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Pectobacteriaceae family. The soft rot disease may occur during the preharvest (mature bulbs) or postharvest (transit, storage) stage. We collected symptomatic onion plants from the field and isolated bacteria from the foliage and bulbs.

Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Associated with Onion and First Report of Onion Diseases Caused by Five Bacterial Pathogens in Texas, U.S.A.

Bacterial diseases pose a severe challenge to growers and cause significant loss to the billion-dollar onion industry in the United States. Texas is the sixth largest onion producing state, yet the bacterial communities associated with short-day onion crops grown in Texas have not been studied. This study was conducted to identify, characterize, and understand the diversity of bacteria associated with onion production in Texas.

Curtobacterium allii sp. nov., the actinobacterial pathogen causing onion bulb rot.

A Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, and non-spore-forming bacterial strain, 20TX0166, was isolated from a diseased onion bulb in Texas, USA. Upon testing its pathogenicity on onion bulb, it produced pathogenic response which makes it first species of pathogen belonging to the phylum actinobacteria detected in onion. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Curtobacterium and was most similar to Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens LMG 3645 (100%), C.

sp. nov., a bacterial pathogen causing onion bulb rot.

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic and non-spore-forming bacterial strain, designated 20TX0172, was isolated from a rotting onion bulb in Texas, USA. The results of phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA sequence indicated that the novel strain represented a member of the genus and had the greatest sequence similarities with 520-20 (99.3 %), CFBP 2431 (99.