Genome sequence and rapid evolution of the rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99A

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Authors

Steven L. Salzberg · University of Maryland, College Park

Doron D. Sommer · University of Maryland, College Park

Michael C. Schatz · University of Maryland, College Park

Adam M. Phillippy · University of Maryland, College Park

Pablo D. Rabinowicz · Center for Genomic Science

Seiji Tsuge · Kyoto Prefectural University

Ayako Furutani

Abstract

Our results provide striking evidence of genome plasticity and rapid evolution within Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. The comparisons point to sources of genomic variation and candidates for strain-specific adaptations of this pathogen that help to explain the extraordinary diversity of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae genotypes and races that have been isolated from around the world.

Topics & Keywords

Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Genomics

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 204-204

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-204

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