Comparative genomics of 12 strains of Erwinia amylovora identifies a pan-genome with a large conserved core.

The plant pathogen Erwinia amylovora can be divided into two host-specific groupings; strains infecting a broad range of hosts within the Rosaceae subfamily Spiraeoideae (e.g., Malus, Pyrus, Crataegus, Sorbus) and strains infecting Rubus (raspberries and blackberries). Comparative genomic analysis o...

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Main Authors: Rachel A Mann, Theo H M Smits, Andreas Bühlmann, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Jürg E Frey, Kim M Plummer, Steven V Beer, Joanne Luck, Brion Duffy, Brendan Rodoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23409014/pdf/?tool=EBI