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 pv. (). 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 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 spp. These results revealed that strain 4866-2_S43 shared >95% similarity with pv. and pv. , and <95% with pv. , pv. , and pathovars and .