Genome analysis of Erwinia persicina reveals implications for soft rot pathogenicity in plants

Soft rot disease causes devastating losses to crop plants all over the world, with up to 90% loss in tropical climates. To better understand this economically important disease, we isolated four soft rot-causing Erwinia persicina strains from rotted vegetables. Notably, E. persicina has only recentl...

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Main Authors: Chloe Wasendorf, Stephan Schmitz-Esser, Carter J. Eischeid, Martin J. Leyhe, Erika N. Nelson, Faith M. Rahic-Seggerman, Kasey E. Sullivan, Nick T. Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1001139/full