Draft Genome Sequence of an Erwinia tracheiphila Isolate from an Infected Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
Shapiro L, Andrade A, Scully E, Rocha J, Paulson J, Kolter R. Draft Genome Sequence of an Erwinia tracheiphila Isolate from an Infected Muskmelon (Cucumis melo). Microbiology Resource Announcements 2018, 7: 10.1128/mra.01058-18. PMID: 30533754, PMCID: PMC6256489, DOI: 10.1128/mra.01058-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfected muskmelonDraft genome sequenceBacterial plant pathogensCucumis meloChromosome contigPlasmid contigsEastern North AmericaGenome sequencePlant pathogensE. tracheiphilaGenetic variationErwinia tracheiphilaContigsGenomeCucumisNorth AmericaMuskmelonBacteriophageErwiniaPlasmidPathogensSequenceIsolatesAn Introduced Crop Plant Is Driving Diversification of the Virulent Bacterial Pathogen Erwinia tracheiphila
Shapiro L, Paulson J, Arnold B, Scully E, Zhaxybayeva O, Pierce N, Rocha J, Klepac-Ceraj V, Holton K, Kolter R. An Introduced Crop Plant Is Driving Diversification of the Virulent Bacterial Pathogen Erwinia tracheiphila. MBio 2018, 9: 10.1128/mbio.01307-18. PMID: 30279283, PMCID: PMC6168856, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01307-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemperate eastern North AmericaEastern North AmericaErwinia tracheiphila</i>,Host plant speciesPlant speciesCrop plantsCausal agent of bacterial wiltAgent of bacterial wiltVirulence gene repertoireLow genetic heterogeneityLarge-scale sequencingSusceptible to isolatesNorth AmericaDriving diversificationPhylogenomic analysisPopulation bottlenecksGenetic clustersEcological traitsIsolate collectionGene repertoirePopulation expansionGeographic rangeEvolutionary trajectoriesGenetic heterogeneityCausal agent