title: Draft Genome Sequence of Highly Virulent Race 4/Biovar 3 of Ralstonia solanacearum CaRs_Mep Causing Bacterial Wilt in Zingiberaceae Plants in India.
abstract: The genome of Ralstonia solanacearum CaRs_Mep, a race 4/biovar 3/phylotype I bacterium causing wilt in small cardamom and other Zingiberaceae plants, was sequenced. Analysis of the 5.7-Mb genome sequence will aid in better understanding of the genetic determinants of host range, host jump, survival, pathogenicity, and virulence of race 4 of R. solanacearum.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India kumar@iari.res.in.
authors.forename: Aundy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vibhuti
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Munjal
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sheoran
authors.affiliation: Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Thekkan Puthiyaveedu
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Prameela
authors.affiliation: Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Rajamma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suseelabhai
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Santhosh J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Eapen