title: Complete genome sequence of Liberibacter crescens BT-1.
abstract: Liberibacter crescens BT-1, a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterial isolate, was previously recovered from mountain papaya to gain insight on Huanglongbing (HLB) and Zebra Chip (ZC) diseases. The genome of BT-1 was sequenced at the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) at the University of Florida. A finished assembly and annotation yielded one chromosome with a length of 1,504,659 bp and a G+C content of 35.4%. Comparison to other species in the Liberibacter genus, L. crescens has many more genes in thiamine and essential amino acid biosynthesis. This likely explains why L. crescens BT-1 is culturable while the known Liberibacter strains have not yet been cultured. Similar to CandidatusL. asiaticus psy62, the L. crescens BT-1 genome contains two prophage regions.
authors: Microbiology and Cell Science Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors: Michael T
authors: MT
authors: Leonard
authors: Jennie R
authors: JR
authors: Fagen
authors: Austin G
authors: AG
authors: Davis-Richardson
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Davis
authors: Eric W
authors: EW
authors: Triplett
keywords: Huanglongbing; citrus greening; fastidious; hybrid assembly; reduced genome