Members of the genus Pantoea have been reported as pathogens for many economically important crops, including rice. Little is known about their host−pathogen interactions at the molecular level and the lack of comprehensive genome data impedes targeted breeding strategies toward resistant rice cultivars. Here, we describe the structural and functional annotation of the draft genome sequences of three rice-pathogenic Pantoea ananatis strains, ARC272, ARC310, and ARC311, which were isolated in Burkina Faso, Togo, and Benin, respectively. The genome sequences of these strains will help in developing molecular diagnostic tools and provide new insight into common traits that may enable P. ananatis to infect rice.

据报道，泛酸属的成员是许多经济上重要的农作物，包括水稻的病原体。关于它们在分子水平上的宿主-病原体相互作用的了解甚少，缺乏完整的基因组数据阻碍了针对抗性水稻品种的定向育种策略。在这里，我们描述了分别在布基纳法索，多哥和贝宁分别分离的三种水稻致病性泛菌（Bantoea ananatis）菌株ARC272，ARC310和ARC311的草稿基因组序列的结构和功能注释。这些菌株的基因组序列将有助于开发分子诊断工具，并为可能使凤梨假单胞菌感染水稻的常见性状提供新见解。