Complete Genome Sequence of the Plant Growth-Promoting Endophyte Burkholderia phytofirmans Strain PsJN

Authors

• Alexandra Weilharter, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
• Birgit Mitter, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
• Maria V. Shin, Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute
• Patrick S. G. Chain, Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute
• Jerzy Nowak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Angela Sessitsch, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbHFollow

Date of this Version

2011

Citation

JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, July 2011, p. 3383–3384 Vol. 193, No. 13; doi:10.1128/JB.05055-11

Abstract

Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN^T is able to efficiently colonize the rhizosphere, root, and above-ground plant tissues of a wide variety of genetically unrelated plants, such as potatoes, canola, maize, and grapevines. Strain PsJN shows strong plant growth-promoting effects and was reported to enhance plant vigor and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, we report the genome sequence of this strain, which indicates the presence of multiple traits relevant for endophytic colonization and plant growth promotion.