Complete genome sequence of Spiroplasma kunkelii strain CR2-3x, causal agent of corn stunt disease in Zea mays L.

Authors: Davis, Robert E and Shao, Jonathan and Dally, Ellen L and Zhao, Yan and Gasparich, Gail E and Gaynor, Brady J and Athey, John C and Harrison, Nigel A and Donofrio, Nicole

Spiroplasma kunkelii causes corn stunt disease of Zea mays L. in the Americas. Here, we report the nucleotide sequence of the 1,463,926-bp circular chromosome and four plasmids of strain CR2-3x. This information will facilitate studies of Spiroplasma pathogenicity and evolutionary adaptations to transkingdom parasitism in plants and insect vectors. Copyright © 2015 Davis et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01216-15
Year: 2015

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