Phytopathology (2019) 109, 1516-1518

Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Giusy D'Attoma, Stefania Zicca, Raied Abou Kubaa, Domenico Rizzo, Donato Boscia, Pasquale Saldarelli and Maria Saponari (2019)
Draft genome sequence resources of three strains (TOS4, TOS5, and TOS14) of Xylella fastidiosa infecting different host plants in the newly discovered outbreak in Tuscany, Italy
Phytopathology 109 (9), 1516-1518
Abstract: An outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa was discovered in late 2018 in northern Italy affecting several plant species. Multilocus sequence typing analyses detected the presence of strains clustering in X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex and harboring a hitherto uncharacterized sequence type, ST87. Three cultured strains (TOS4, TOS5, and TOS14) were subjected to high-throughput sequencing and the draft genomes assembled. Phylogenetic analysis conclusively indicated that they belong to the subspecies multiplex. The genetic information generated for these newly discovered strains further supports the evidence that sequence types are associated with the emergence of X. fastidiosa in Europe, posing major challenges for predicting the main threatened European and Mediterranean crops and plant species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pasquale Saldarelli

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Xylella fastidiosa	Almond (Prunus dulcis)	Italy
	Xylella fastidiosa	Polygala (crop)	Italy