title: Genome sequences of Photorhabdus luminescens strains isolated from entomopathogenic nematodes from southern India.
abstract: We report here draft whole genome sequences of three novel strains of Photorhabdus luminescens of 5.2-5.3 Mbps in size, and with a G + C content of 42.5% (each). Symbiotic γ-proteobacteria belonging to the genera, Photorhabdus (Family: Enterobacteriaceae) with their natural vectors, the entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) (Phylum: Nematoda; Order: Rhabditida; Family: Heterorhabditidae), have emerged as important biological control agents of insect pests, and are capable of production and delivery of diverse compounds to influence host biology [1], [2], [3]. Analysis of these genomes is expected to provide enhanced insight into mechanisms of virulence, insecticidal toxin genetic diversity, antibiotic resistance and monoxenicity. The nucleotide sequence information for the three strains NBAII PLHb105, NBAII HiPL101 and NBAII H75HRPL105 has been deposited in NCBI Nucleotide database and is accessible via AZAB00000000, JTHJ00000000 and JXUR00000000 accession numbers respectively.
authors.affiliation: ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR), P. B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nagesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mandadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, PO Box 646414, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hendrickson
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Malleshwaram Post, Bengaluru, 560012, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Savithri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Handanahal
authors.affiliation: ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR), P. B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Thippeswamy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rajappa
authors.affiliation: ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR), P. B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nikhita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR), P. B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Saleem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Javeed
authors.affiliation: ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR), P. B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verghese
authors.affiliation: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistical Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, PO Box 646414, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Aneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pappu
authors.affiliation: Chromous Biotech Ltd., Sahakar Bhavan, Sahakara Nagar, Bengaluru, 560 0692, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Geetha
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagaraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, PO Box 646414, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhingra
keywords: Entomopathogenic; Genome; Nematode; Photorhabdus