Dickeya zeae strain MS1 isolate 6-4-1
Dickeya zeae MS1
Dickeya zeae strain MS1 is the causal bacterium of banana bacterial soft rot. The disease was characterized by an odorous soft rot of the center of the rhizome. The rot progressed up the pseudostem, destroying the growing point and causing internal decay, and often accompanied by vascular discoloration. However it shows specific gray thallus in culturing compared with other Dickeya pathogens, and is short of the phytotoxin against a range of bacterial pathogens compared with other D. zeae strains. The purpose of this study is to sequence the whole genome to understand the epidemiology and comparative genomics of this pathogen with other Dickeya strains.
collection_date
2009-09
geo_loc_name
China: Guangzhou
specific_host
Banana
isolation_source
pseudostem of banana affected by bacterial soft rot
biome
Tropical fruits
disease
Bacterial soft rot
disease_stage
Vascular discoloration
sample_type
Culture
strain
MS1
alternate_ID
6-4-1