Complete Genome Resources for Ralstonia Bacterial Wilt Strains UW763 (Phylotype I); Rs5 and UW700 (Phylotype II); and UW386, RUN2474, and RUN2279 (Phylotype III)

We share whole genome sequences of six strains from the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex, a diverse group of Betaproteobacteria that cause plant vascular wilt diseases. Using single-molecule real-time technology, we sequenced and assembled full genomes of Rs5 and UW700, two phylotype IA-sequevar 7 (11A-7) strains from the southeastern United States that are closely related to the R. solanacearum species type strain, K60, but were isolated >50 years later. Four sequenced strains from Africa include a soil isolate from Nigeria (UW386, 111-23), a tomato isolate from Senegal (UW763, 1-14), and two potato isolates from the Madagascar highlands (RUN2474, 111-19 and RUN2279, 111-60). This resource will support studies of the genetic diversity, ecology, virulence, and microevolution of this globally distributed group of high-impact plant pathogens.