The Sanger Institute has been funded by the USDA to sequence the genome of Clavibacter michiganensis subspecies sepedonicus in collaboration with Carol A. Ishimaru and Dennis L. Knudson of the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University and David M. Francis of the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University.

Clavibacter michiganensis subspecies sepedonicus is a high-G+C Gram positive bacterium that is the causative agent of potato ring rot.

The genome is now finished and consists of a circular chromosome (3,258,645 bp, 72.56 % G+C), a linear plasmid (94,603 bp, 68.83 % G+C) and a circular plasmid (50,350 bp, 67.46 % G+C).

The shotgun data, finished sequences and initial gene prediction with assigned systematic gene identifiers are available for download from our FTP site.

The shotgun data comprises 55,801 reads totalling 29.324 Mb and giving a theoretical coverage of 99.98% of the genome.

Sequences are available for searching on our Blast Server

The sequence and analysis of the genome has been published in Bentley et al, Journal of Bacteriology, epublication (2008).