Complete Genome Sequence Resource for the Endophytic Burkholderia sp. Strain MS389 Isolated from a Healthy Soybean Growing Adjacent to Charcoal Rot Disease Patch

Burkholderia sp. strain MS389, an endophytic bacterium, was isolated from a healthy soybean plant growing adjacent to a patch of plants affected by charcoal rot disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Macrophomina phaseolina. Preliminary studies demonstrated that strain MS389 possesses antimicrobial activities against multiple plant pathogens. Burkholderia sp. strain MS389 was found to have three circular chromosomes of 3,563,380 bp, 3,002,449 bp, and 1,180,421 bp in size, respectively. The 7,746,250-bp genome, with 66.73% G+C content, harbors 6,756 protein coding genes in the predicted 6,985 genes. In total, 18 rRNAs, 68 tRNAs, and four ncRNAs were identified and 139 pseudogenes were annotated as well. The findings of this study will provide valuable data to explore the antimicrobial mechanisms of the endophytic bacterial strain.

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Burkholderia sp. strain MS389, an endophytic bacterium isolated from a healthy soybean plant, possesses antimicrobial activities against multiple plant pathogens. The genome of MS389 consists of three circular chromosomes with a total size of 7,746,250 bp and harbors a high number of protein-coding genes.