Complete Genome Sequence of Phytopathogenic Pectobacterium atrosepticum Bacteriophage Peat1.
Pectobacterium atrosepticum is a common phytopathogen causing significant economic losses worldwide. To develop a biocontrol strategy for this blackleg pathogen of solanaceous plants, P. atrosepticum bacteriophage Peat1 was isolated and its genome completely sequenced. Interestingly, morphological and sequence analyses of the 45,633-bp genome revealed that phage Peat1 is a member of the family Podoviridae and most closely resembles the Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophage KP34. This is the first published complete genome sequence of a phytopathogenic P. atrosepticum bacteriophage, and details provide important information for the development of biocontrol by advancing our understanding of phage-phytopathogen interactions.
Department of Environmental Science, Lethbridge College, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Melanie
M
Kalischuk
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
John
J
Hachey
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada lawrence.kawchuk@agr.gc.ca.
Lawrence
L
Kawchuk