Genome Sequence Resource of ' Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' from Thailand

Tao Li; Narit Thaochan; Jiaquan Huang; Jianchi Chen; Xiaoling Deng; Zheng Zheng

doi:10.1094/PDIS-07-19-1520-A

Genome Sequence Resource of ' Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' from Thailand

Plant Dis. 2020 Mar;104(3):624-626. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-07-19-1520-A. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Authors

Tao Li¹, Narit Thaochan², Jiaquan Huang^{1

3}, Jianchi Chen³, Xiaoling Deng¹, Zheng Zheng¹

Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
² Pest Management Biotechnology and Plant Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
³ San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Parlier, California, U.S.A.

PMID: 31910113
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-07-19-1520-A

Abstract

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (Las) is an unculturable α-proteobacterium associated with citrus huanglongbing (HLB), a devastating disease currently threatening the citrus industry worldwide. Here, we present the genome sequence of Las strain TaiYZ2 from an HLB-affected pomelo tree in Hat Yai district, Songkhla Province, Thailand. The TaiYZ2 genome is composed of 1,230,623 bp with G+C content of 36.4%. This is the first Las genome sequence from Thailand, which will enrich current Las genome resource and facilitate HLB research and management.

Keywords: Thailand; citrus huanglongbing; genome; ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’.

MeSH terms

Citrus*
Plant Diseases
Rhizobiaceae*
Thailand