Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Ralstonia solanacearum T523, a Phylotype I Tomato Phytopathogen Isolated from the Philippines

Ralstonia solanacearumstrain T523 is the major phytopathogen causingtomato bacterial wilt in the Philippines. Here, we report the complete chromosomeand draft megaplasmid genomes with predicted gene inventories supporting rhizo-sphere processes, extensive plant virulence effectors, and the production of bioac-tive signaling metabolites, such as ralstonin, micacocidin, and homoserine lactone.This work, including the efforts of A.D.M., was funded by the University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs through an Enhanced Creative Work and Research Grant (ECWRG 2015-01-25) and by a research fellowship to A.K.R. from the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines. G.M.B.A. was supported by the Core Project for “University-Wide Capacity Building in Bioinformatics: Introduction to Principles and Techniques for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Research” of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension. I.A.P. was supported by the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, UPLB, Philippines. A.R.R.R. was funded by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Alberta Innovates–Technology Futures and President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction