High-Quality Complete Genome Resource for Dickeya dadantii Type Strain DSM 18020 via PacBio Sequencing

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 7; p. 1342
• Main Authors: Cheng, Yi, Xu, Jianping, Song, Zhiqiang, Li, Wenting, Li, Jiayang, Xu, Zhecheng, Chen, Fengming, Qiu, Huajiao, Wang, Tuhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2024
• Subjects: agronomy; Amino acid sequence; Annotations; bacterial soft rot; Biosynthesis; Carbohydrates; chromosomes; Cluster analysis; complete genome; Dickeya dadantii; Drug resistance; Enzymes; Gene sequencing; Genes; genome; Genomes; Genomic analysis; genomics; Information processing; Information storage; Kinases; Metabolism; Metabolites; Nucleotide sequence; nucleotide sequences; PacBio technology; Phylogenetics; plant pathogen; plant pathogens; Protein turnover; Proteins; Secondary metabolites; Soft rot; Taxonomy; Transfer RNA; Virulence; Virulence factors; United States > US
• ISSN: 2073-4395; 2073-4395
• DOI: 10.3390/agronomy14071342

Dickeya dadantii is a common pathogen of bacterial soft rot on a wide range of plants, including several crops. In this study, we present the complete genome sequence of the D. dadantii type strain DSM18020T. The genome was assembled using PacBio technology, resulting in a 4,997,541 bp circular chromosome with a G+C content of 56.5%. Our sequence analyses predicted 4277 protein-encoding genes, including several associated with known bacterial virulence factors and secondary metabolites. Comparative genomics analysis between Dickeya revealed that the category of ‘metabolism’ is the most important in both the core and accessory genomes, while the category of ‘information storage and processing’ is the most dominant in unique genomes. These findings will not only help us to understand the pathogenic mechanisms of D. dadantii DSM18020T, but also provide us with useful information for new control strategies against this phytopathogen.