Complete Genome Resources for Ralstonia Bacterial Wilt Strains UW763 (Phylotype I); Rs5 and UW700 (Phylotype II); and UW386, RUN2474, and RUN2279 (Phylotype III)

We share whole genome sequences of six strains from the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex, a diverse group of Betaproteobacteria that cause plant vascular wilt diseases. Using single-molecule real-time technology, we sequenced and assembled full genomes of Rs5 and UW700, two phylotype IA-sequevar 7 (11A-7) strains from the southeastern United States that are closely related to the R. solanacearum species type strain, K60, but were isolated >50 years later. Four sequenced strains from Africa include a soil isolate from Nigeria (UW386, 111-23), a tomato isolate from Senegal (UW763, 1-14), and two potato isolates from the Madagascar highlands (RUN2474, 111-19 and RUN2279, 111-60). This resource will support studies of the genetic diversity, ecology, virulence, and microevolution of this globally distributed group of high-impact plant pathogens.

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The study shared whole genome sequences of six strains from the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex, facilitating research on the genetic diversity, ecology, virulence, and microevolution of this globally distributed group of high-impact plant pathogens.