Genome Sequence Resources of Klebsiella michiganensis AKKL-001, Which Causes Bacterial Blight of Mulberry

• Published in: Molecular plant-microbe interactions Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 349 - 351
• Main Authors: Luo, Longhui, Huang, Yuxin, Liu, Jiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Phytopathological Society 01-04-2022; The American Phytopathological Society
• Subjects: Bacteria; bacterial pathogens; Blight; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Epidemiology; genome; Genomes; Klebsiella; Klebsiella - genetics; Klebsiella michiganensis; Morus - genetics; Morus alba; mulberry bacterial wilt; Nucleotide sequence; Wilt; Woody plants; genome; Klebsiella michiganensis; bacterial pathogens; mulberry bacterial wilt
• ISSN: 0894-0282; 1943-7706
• DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-09-21-0222-A

Klebsiella michiganensis is a pathogenic bacterium related to mulberry (Morus alba L.) wilt disease. Here, Luo et al present the complete genome sequence of Klebsiella michiganensis AKKL-001, isolated from diseased mulberry in Guangxi, China. The complete genome sequence of K. michiganensis AKKL-001 was characterized by a 6,149,586-base circular chromosome with a 55.80% GC content. This genome will contribute to epidemiological and comparative genomic studies of genus Klebsiella. To their knowledge, this is the first genome announcement of a mulberry-associated bacterium from the genus Klebsiella. Mulberry (Morus alba L.) is a woody plant belonging to the family Moraceae and is widespread in Asia, Africa, and Europe and has diverse beneficial characters.