title: Draft Genome Sequences of Three Pectobacterium Strains Causing Blackleg of Potato: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32.
abstract: Blackleg is a disease caused by several species of Pectobacterium that results in losses to potato crops worldwide. Here, we report the draft genomes of three taxonomically and geographically distinct blackleg-causing strains of Pectobacterium: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32. Comparison of these genomes will support the identification of common traits associated with their capacity to cause blackleg.
authors.affiliation: Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand preetin7@yahoo.co.uk andrew.pitman@lincoln.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Preetinanda
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Mark W E J
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Fiers
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Karen F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.affiliation: Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand preetin7@yahoo.co.uk andrew.pitman@lincoln.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Pitman