Global diversity and distribution of prophages are lineage-specific within the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex

Global diversity and distribution of prophages are lineage-specific within the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex

Abstract Background Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) strains are destructive plant pathogenic bacteria and the causative agents of bacterial wilt disease, infecting over 200 plant species worldwide. In addition to chromosomal genes, their virulence is mediated by mobile genetic elements...

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Main Authors: Samuel T. E. Greenrod, Martina Stoycheva, John Elphinstone, Ville-Petri Friman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Ralstonia solanacearum
RSSC
Prophage
Plant pathogenic bacterium
Mobile genetic element
Coevolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08909-7

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