Draft genome sequence of Erwinia mallotivora BT-MARDI, causative agent of papaya dieback disease

Abstract

Erwinia mallotivora was isolated from papaya trees infected with dieback disease, which were planted at the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia. Here, we report a draft genome sequence of E. mallotivora BTMARDI, which offers an important source of information for understanding pathogen and host interaction during papaya dieback development.