Erwinia billingiae Eb661

Names Erwinia billingiae Eb661
Accession numbers NC_014304, NC_014305, NC_014306
Background The genus Erwinia currently contains both plant pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria. The nonpathogenic Erwinia billingiae strain Eb661 is an epiphyte isolated from a pear tree in England in 1959 and is also known as LMG 2613. Epiphytic Erwinia strains can compete with growth and distribution of E. amylovora on flowers and may be applied as antagonists for control of fire blight, a devastating bacterial infection of apple, pear and related trees. Comparisons of the pathogenic Erwinia pyrifoliae strain Ep1/96 with this and another non pathogen Erwinia tasmaniensis Et1/99 indicates E.billingiae has just over 2000 unique genes compared to 600-900 for each of the other species. Some of these components probably represent factors to describe pathogenic and non-pathogenic Erwinia species (adapted from PMID 20565991). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Enterobacteriales
Family:Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:Erwinia
Species:billingiae
Strain 661
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (11-MAR-2009) Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, proScience Ihnestrasse 73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
(30-JUN-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454-GS-FLX, Sanger
Isolation site trees
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 3
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat NA
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No