Complete Genome Sequence Resource of Pseudomonas koreensis FP1691, a Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium Isolated from Cowpea

Abstract

Pseudomonas koreensis is a notable colonizer that acts as a plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and has extensive significance in soil health improvement, sustainable agricultural practices, and maintenance of rhizospheric microbial diversity. Here, we report high-quality genome information of P. koreensis FP1691, isolated from the cowpea rhizosphere. The genome was assembled into a single circular chromosome of 6.30 Mb with a G + C content of 60.23%. FP1691 was predicted to contain 5,548 genes, including 642 genes related to general function prediction only, 535 genes associated with amino acid transport and metabolism, and 119 genes linked to secondary metabolite biosynthesis, transport, and catabolism. Furthermore, there are 12 secondary metabolite gene clusters in the FP1691 genome, including a potential biosynthetic gene cluster responsible for lokisin synthesis that exhibited more than 95% identity with the known clusters. Therefore, we inferred that the synthesis of antimicrobial peptides is an important mechanism of FP1691 as an invaluable resource for biocontrol agents. [Figure: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.

Keywords

• biological control
• biosynthetic gene clusters
• genome resource
• plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria