Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (PSA) Isolates from Recent Bacterial Canker of Kiwifruit Outbreaks Belong to the Same Genetic Lineage

• Angelo Mazzaglia ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Angelo Mazzaglia, David J. Studholme

  Affiliation Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

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• David J. Studholme ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Angelo Mazzaglia, David J. Studholme

  Affiliation Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

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• Maria C. Taratufolo,

  Affiliation Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

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• Rongman Cai,

  Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgina, United States of America

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• Nalvo F. Almeida,

  Affiliation School of Computing, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil

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• Tokia Goodman,

  Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgina, United States of America

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• David S. Guttman,

  Affiliation Center for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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• Boris A. Vinatzer ,

  * E-mail: vinatzer@vt.edu (BAV); or balestra@unitus.it (GMB)

  Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgina, United States of America

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• Giorgio M. Balestra

  * E-mail: vinatzer@vt.edu (BAV); or balestra@unitus.it (GMB)

  Affiliation Department of Science and Technologies for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

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