Genome sequence of the pathogenic Herbaspirillum seropedicae strain Os34, isolated from rice roots

Abstract

Most Herbaspirillum seropedicae strains are beneficial endophytes to plants. In contrast, H. seropedicae strain Os34, isolated from rice roots, is pathogenic. The draft genome sequence of strain Os34 presented here allows in-depth comparative genome analyses to understand the specific mechanisms of beneficial and pathogenic Herbaspirillum-plant interactions. © 2012, American Society for Microbiology.