Xanthomonas citri pv. vignicola strain:CFBP7111 Genome sequencing and assembly. Xanthomonas citri pv. vignicola strain:CFBP7111

Xanthomonas citri pv. vignicola is responsible for bacterial blight of cowpea. This seed-borne disease causes mortality of seedlings, stem cankers, bushy and stunted growth, leaf and pod blight and high yield losses in severely affected crops. We provided genomes sequenced by single molecule real time (SMRT) sequencing for three strains of X. citri pv. vignicola. These genomes will help to gain more informations on this plant pathogen. In particular, SMRT sequencing will allow the analysis of complex genes containing internal repeats such as Transcription Activator-Like (TAL) effectors.