Draft genome sequences of grapevine-associated bacteria isolated from different distinct locations of vineyard (Chardonnay cv.) in Meknes-Morocco

The gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea has a devastating impact on various economically important crops, including grape, strawberry, and tomato (Dean et al., 2012) with annual economic losses exceeding $10 to 100 billion worldwide (Boddy, 2016; Weiberg et al., 2013). Given the wide-ranging and the importance of B. cinerea in agriculture, the control of gray mold is of great concern. In this context, our strategy was to develop new biotechnologies allowing grapevine to better resist parasitic pressures of B. cinerea through the isolation and screening of beneficial microorganisms.