Genome sequence of the enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and characterization of virulence factors

K. S. Bell; M. Sebaihia; L. Pritchard; M. T. G. Holden; L. J. Hyman; M. C. Holeva; N. R. Thomson; S. D. Bentley; L. J. C. Churcher; K. Mungall; R. Atkin; N. Bason; K. Brooks; T. Chillingworth; K. Clark; J. Doggett; A. Fraser; Z. Hance; H. Hauser; K. Jagels; S. Moule; H. Norbertczak; D. Ormond; C. Price; M. A. Quail; M. Sanders; D. Walker; S. Whitehead; G. P. C. Salmond; P. R. J. Birch; J. Parkhill; I. K. Toth; Robert Haselkorn

doi:10.1073/pnas.0402424101

Genome sequence of the enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and characterization of virulence factors

K. S. Bell, M. Sebaihia, L. Pritchard, M. T. G. Holden, L. J. Hyman, M. C. Holeva, N. R. Thomson, S. D. Bentley, L. J. C. Churcher, K. Mungall, R. Atkin, N. Bason, K. Brooks, T. Chillingworth, K. Clark, J. Doggett, A. Fraser, Z. Hance, H. Hauser, K. JagelsS. Moule, H. Norbertczak, D. Ormond, C. Price, M. A. Quail, M. Sanders, D. Walker, S. Whitehead, G. P. C. Salmond, P. R. J. Birch, J. Parkhill, I. K. Toth, Robert Haselkorn

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The bacterial family Enterobacteriaceae is notable for its well studied human pathogens, including Salmonella, Yersinia, Shigella, and Escherichia spp. However, it also contains several plant pathogens. We report the genome sequence of a plant pathogenic enterobacterium, Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica (Eca) strain SCRI1043, the causative agent of soft rot and blackleg potato diseases. Approximately 33% of Eca genes are not shared with sequenced enterobacterial human pathogens, including some predicted to facilitate unexpected metabolic traits, such as nitrogen fixation and opine catabolism. This proportion of genes also contains an overrepresentation of pathogenicity determinants, including possible horizontally acquired gene clusters for putative type IV secretion and polyketide phytotoxin synthesis. To investigate whether these gene clusters play a role in the disease process, an arrayed set of insertional mutants was generated, and mutations were identified. Plant bioassays showed that these mutants were significantly reduced in virulence, demonstrating both the presence of novel pathogenicity determinants in Eca, and the impact of functional genomics in expanding our understanding of phytopathogenicity in the Enterobacteriaceae.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11105-11110
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	101
Issue number	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0402424101
Publication status	Published - 2004

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Bell, K. S., Sebaihia, M., Pritchard, L., Holden, M. T. G., Hyman, L. J., Holeva, M. C., Thomson, N. R., Bentley, S. D., Churcher, L. J. C., Mungall, K., Atkin, R., Bason, N., Brooks, K., Chillingworth, T., Clark, K., Doggett, J., Fraser, A., Hance, Z., Hauser, H., ... Haselkorn, R. (Ed.) (2004). Genome sequence of the enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and characterization of virulence factors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101(30), 11105-11110. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0402424101

Bell, K. S. ; Sebaihia, M. ; Pritchard, L. ; Holden, M. T. G. ; Hyman, L. J. ; Holeva, M. C. ; Thomson, N. R. ; Bentley, S. D. ; Churcher, L. J. C. ; Mungall, K. ; Atkin, R. ; Bason, N. ; Brooks, K. ; Chillingworth, T. ; Clark, K. ; Doggett, J. ; Fraser, A. ; Hance, Z. ; Hauser, H. ; Jagels, K. ; Moule, S. ; Norbertczak, H. ; Ormond, D. ; Price, C. ; Quail, M. A. ; Sanders, M. ; Walker, D. ; Whitehead, S. ; Salmond, G. P. C. ; Birch, P. R. J. ; Parkhill, J. ; Toth, I. K. ; Haselkorn, Robert (Editor). / Genome sequence of the enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and characterization of virulence factors. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2004 ; Vol. 101, No. 30. pp. 11105-11110.

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Genome sequence of the enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and characterization of virulence factors. / Bell, K. S.; Sebaihia, M.; Pritchard, L.; Holden, M. T. G.; Hyman, L. J.; Holeva, M. C.; Thomson, N. R.; Bentley, S. D.; Churcher, L. J. C.; Mungall, K.; Atkin, R.; Bason, N.; Brooks, K.; Chillingworth, T.; Clark, K.; Doggett, J.; Fraser, A.; Hance, Z.; Hauser, H.; Jagels, K.; Moule, S.; Norbertczak, H.; Ormond, D.; Price, C.; Quail, M. A.; Sanders, M.; Walker, D.; Whitehead, S.; Salmond, G. P. C.; Birch, P. R. J.; Parkhill, J.; Toth, I. K.; Haselkorn, Robert (Editor).

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 101, No. 30, 2004, p. 11105-11110.

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