2024 article
Whole-Genome Sequence Resources for <i>Pseudomonas amygdali</i> pv. <i>sesami</i> and <i>Xanthomonas arboricola</i> Isolated from Sesame (<i>Sesamum indicum</i>) in North Carolina in 2022
Katherine M. D'Amico-Willman, Montalban, K. M., Joglekar, P., Duin, I. M., Ritchie, D. F., Fagen, J., & Huerta, A. I. (2024, July 15). PHYTOFRONTIERS.
Sesame ( Sesamum indicum) is a specialty crop with increasing interest as an alternative, rotational crop for U.S. agricultural systems. This crop is susceptible to several pathogens, including Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas species. Two bacterial isolates were recently cultured from sesame in North Carolina symptomatic of bacterial spot and identified as Pseudomonas amygdali pv. sesami (Pas) and Xanthomonas sp. These isolates were used for hybrid whole-genome sequencing and assembly using Illumina and PacBio to develop robust genomic resources for these disease-causing strains. The results provide the most complete Pas genome available and placed the Xanthomonas sp. isolate into the X. arboricola species designation. Improved genomic resources for pathogens of sesame are needed to accurately detect, characterize, and employ timely management of the disease. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license .