Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma kunkelii Strain CR2-3x, Causal Agent of Corn Stunt Disease in Zea mays L.

@article{Davis2015CompleteGS,
  title={Complete Genome Sequence of Spiroplasma kunkelii Strain CR2-3x, Causal Agent of Corn Stunt Disease in Zea mays L.},
  author={Robert E Davis and Jonathan Shao and Ellen L. Dally and Yan Zhao and Gail E. Gasparich and Brady J. Gaynor and John Athey and Nigel A. Harrison and Nicole M. Donofrio},
  journal={Genome Announcements},
  year={2015},
  volume={3}
}
ABSTRACT Spiroplasma kunkelii causes corn stunt disease of Zea mays L. in the Americas. Here, we report the nucleotide sequence of the 1,463,926-bp circular chromosome and four plasmids of strain CR2-3x. This information will facilitate studies of Spiroplasma pathogenicity and evolutionary adaptations to transkingdom parasitism in plants and insect vectors. 
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