title: Draft genome sequences of Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans isolates associated with termites.
abstract: The genus Pantoea incorporates many economically and clinically important species. The plant-associated species, Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans, are closely related and are often isolated from similar environments. Plasmids conferring certain metabolic capabilities are also shared amongst these two species. The genomes of two isolates obtained from fungus-growing termites in South Africa were sequenced, assembled and annotated. A high number of orthologous genes are conserved within and between these species. The difference in genome size between P. agglomerans MP2 (4,733,829 bp) and P. vagans MP7 (4,598,703 bp) can largely be attributed to the differences in plasmid content. The genome sequences of these isolates may shed light on the common traits that enable P. agglomerans and P. vagans to co-occur in plant- and insect-associated niches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Marike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Maayer
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Centre for Social Evolution, Section for Ecology and Evolution, University of Copenhagen, Univeritetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Emma T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Steenkamp
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Elritha
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Zyl
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Teresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Stephanus N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Venter
keywords: Bacteria; Insect; Pantoea; Symbiosis