Draft Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae" Strain Mbita1, the Causative Agent of Napier Grass Stunt Disease in Kenya.
Phytoplasmas are bacterial plant pathogens with devastating impact on agricultural production worldwide. In eastern Africa, Napier grass stunt disease causes serious economic losses in the smallholder dairy industry. This draft genome sequence of " ITALIC! CandidatusPhytoplasma oryzae" strain Mbita1 provides insight into its genomic organization and the molecular basis of pathogenicity.
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Anne
A
Fischer
Institute for Genome Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ivette
I
Santana-Cruz
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Lillian
L
Wambua
International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Cassandra
C
Olds
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Charles
C
Midega
Faculty of Science, The University of Notthingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
Matthew
M
Dickinson
Faculty of Natural Resources and Agro-industry, Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus, Kasetsart University, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand.
Praphat
P
Kawicha
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Zeyaur
Z
Khan
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Daniel
D
Masiga
International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland jores.anne@gmail.com.
Joerg
J
Jores
Julius Kühn-Institut, Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Obst- und Weinbau, Dossenheim, Germany.
Bernd
B
Schneider