Complete genome resources for two strains of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. sandyi

Xylella fastidiosa is a bacterial plant pathogen that has spread throughout the Americas, and it has also been detected in various European countries. In this study, we present the complete genome sequences of two strains of X. fastidiosa, which were isolated from intercepted Coffea arabica plants originating from Costa Rica in Italy (strain CO33) and France (strain CFBP8478). Both strains belong to the X. fastidiosa subsp. sandyi ST72. The taxonomic assignment at the subspecies level was determined through MLST analysis, using seven housekeeping genes (Yuan et al., 2010), as well as whole genome sequencing, which involved a combination of long and short read technologies.