Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2020) 33, 1451-1453

Yoshiteru Noutoshi, Atsushi Toyoda, Tomoya Ishii, Kirara Saito, Megumi Watanabe and Akira Kawaguchi (2020)
Complete genome sequence data of nonpathogenic strain Rhizobium vitis VAR03-1, a biological control agent for grapevine crown gall disease
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 33 (12), 1451-1453
Abstract: Crown gall disease in grapevine is caused by pathogenic strains of Rhizobium vitis with a tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmids. A nonpathogenic strain, VAR03-1 of R. vitis, has been isolated from the grapevine root of nursery stock and it was shown to act as a biological control agent to crown gall disease. Its disease-suppressive effect was observed even when it was coinoculated with the pathogen in a 1:1 ratio. Here, we present the complete genome data of R. vitis VAR03-1, assembled by sequencing reads obtained by both PacBio and Illumina technologies with annotation. This genome sequence could contribute to investigations of the molecular basis underlying the biocontrol activity as well as the root-colonization ability of this bacterial strain.
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Database assignments for author(s): Akira Kawaguchi

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Allorhizobium vitis
Allorhizobium vitis (antagonist)	Allorhizobium vitis	Grapevine (Vitis)	Japan