Draft Genome Sequence of Pectobacterium brasiliense Isolated from Potato in South Africa.

This study reports a draft genome of a phytopathogenic bacterium, Pectobacterium brasiliense, isolated from potato in South Africa. The total reported length of the genome is 4,897,858 bp, contained in 172 contigs with 4,378 genes. The GC content of the genome is 51.

Draft Genome Sequences of Pantoea agglomerans Strains BD1274 and BD1212, Isolated from Onion Seeds, Reveal Major Differences in Pathogenicity and Functional Genes.

strains BD1274 and BD1212 were isolated from seeds. Strain BD1274 induced a disease symptom on a healthy onion, whereas strain BD1212 did not and remains nonpathogenic. A comparative genomic study revealed that the strains differ in their genomic compositions, particularly in the genes that confer pathogenicity.