Transcriptome data of Dickeya zeae EC1 and the mutantion vfmH

Dickeya zeae is the causal agent of devastating rot disease on maize, rice, banana and clivia. The bacteria pathogen produces antibiotics-like phytotoxins called zeamines, significantly inhibiting the rice seeds germination. We screened out a zeamines-deficient mutant with a Tn5 insertion in a gene designated as vfmI encoding a two-component system (TCS) sensor histidine kinase (HK). Furthermore, its cognate response regulator (RR) VfmH was identified nearby. RNA-seq results identified the downstream regulated genes of VfmH, including down-regulated vfm genes, zms genes, T1SS, T2SS, T3SS, T6SS genes, flagellar genes and CWDE genes.