April
2010
, Volume
23
, Number
4
Pages
384
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393
Authors
Theo H. M. Smits,1
Fabio Rezzonico,1
Tim Kamber,1
Jochen Blom,2
Alexander Goesmann,2
Jürg E. Frey,1 and
Brion Duffy1
Affiliations
1Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil ACW, Division of Plant Protection, Swiss National Competence Center for Fire Blight, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland; 2CeBiTec, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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Accepted 25 November 2009.
Abstract
Fire blight, caused by the enterobacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a devastating disease of rosaceous plants that has global economic importance for apple and pear production and trade. The complete genome of E. amylovora CFBP 1430 was sequenced, annotated, and compared with the genomes of other Erwinia spp. Several singleton and shared features of the E. amylovora CFBP 1430 genome were identified that offer a first view into evolutionary aspects within the genus Erwinia. Comparative genomics identified or clarified virulence and fitness determinants and secretion systems. Novel insights revealed in the genome of E. amylovora CFBP 1430 hold potential for exploitation to improve the design of more effective fire blight control strategies.
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