Draft Genome Sequences of Two Phytoplasma Strains Associated with Sugarcane Grassy Shoot (SCGS) and Bermuda Grass White Leaf (BGWL) Diseases
Kiran Kirdat, Bhavesh Tiwarekar, Vipool Thorat, Nitin Narawade, Dhiraj Dhotre, Shivaji Sathe, Yogesh S. Shouche, Amit Yadav
Abstract
We performed whole-genome sequencing of two phytoplasmas associated with sugarcane grassy shoot (SCGS) and Bermuda grass white leaf diseases. These are the first draft genomes of SCGS phytoplasma (strain SCGS) and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis’ (strain LW01) and may help to delineate these phytoplasmas at a finer taxonomic level.
Topics & Concepts
PhytoplasmaBiologyShootWhite (mutation)GenomeBotanyGeneticsPolymerase chain reactionGeneRestriction fragment length polymorphismPhytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogensPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy