Complete Genome Resource of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. leersiae Strain YXol-1 Isolated From Plateau Japonica Rice in Yunnan Province, China

Xanthomonas oryzae are destructive phytopathogens in rice production, and also an important model system for studying the interaction between plants and bacterial pathogens. Here, we report the isolation and complete genome sequence of a X. oryzae strain YXol-1, and through the identification of transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) and whole genome based phylogenetic analysis, we confirmed YXol-1 belongs to a rarely reported type of X. oryzae pathovar named as X. oryzae pv. leersiae (Xol). The present work enriched the genetic resources of Xol for studying the evolution of X. oryzae strains and can contribute to a better understanding of Xol-host interaction.