MinION reads from CO236 and CO237

Xanthomonas translucens, the causal agent responsible for bacterial leaf streak disease (BLS) in cereal crops, is re-emerging as a highly destructive pathogen on a global scale. Despite historical reports of BLS causing yield losses, there is growing anecdotal evidence suggesting that newer isolates of X. translucens may have increased virulence. Our research demonstrates that two X. translucens isolates, collected from different locations in Colorado, exhibit a greater level of aggressiveness on wheat and barley varieties when compared to older isolates. We propose that genetic variations between recent and older strains contribute significantly to the observed differences in isolate aggressiveness. To investigate this hypothesis, we conducted phenotypic and genetic analyses on two X. translucens isolates collected in Colorado in 2018, designated as CO236 (from barley) and CO237 (from wheat). With whole-genomes obtained by sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT), we have iden...