Candidatus Liberibacter americanus str. Sao Paulo Genome sequencing. Candidatus Liberibacter americanus str. Sao Paulo

The purpose of this study was to obtain the complete genomic DNA sequence of Ca. Liberibacter americanus (Lam) and compare it to the genomes of two different Liberibacter species: Ca. L. asiaticus (Las), with the same host range as Lam, and with Ca. L. solanacearum (Lso) with a host range on potato and tomato. The idea is to attempt to identify pathogenicity factors and/or host range determinants that were common only to the two species (Las and Lam) that attacked citrus.