title: Draft Genome Sequences ofPectobacterium carotovorumsubsp.actinidiaeICMP 19971 and ICMP 19972, Two Strains Isolated fromActinidia chinensiswith Symptoms of Summer Canker in South Korea.
abstract: Pectobacterium carotovorumsubsp.actinidiaeis the causal agent of summer canker in kiwifruit plants in South Korea. We report here the draft genome sequences of twoP. carotovorumsubsp.actinidiaestrains, ICMP 19971 and ICMP 19972, which were originally isolated fromActinidia chinensiswith symptoms of summer canker. These genome sequences will aid in the identification of genetic traits associated with their unusual capacity to cause canker and help understanding of the threat these exotic enterobacteria pose to the New Zealand kiwifruit industry.
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand sandra.visnovsky@plantandfood.co.nz.|Science Solutions for Better Border Biosecurity‡.
authors.forename: Sandra B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Visnovsky
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand.|Scion, Rotorua, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Preetinanda
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.affiliation: Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland, New Zealand.|Science Solutions for Better Border Biosecurity‡.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand.|Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.|Science Solutions for Better Border Biosecurity‡.
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Pitman