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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Gutiérrez Barranquero, José Antonio author De-Vicente-Moreno, Antonio author Aprile, Francesca author Sundin, George W. author Cazorla-López, Francisco Manuel author 2017-07-18 Backgrounds The pPT23A family of plasmids (PFPs) appears to be indigenous to the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae and these plasmids are widely distributed and widely transferred among pathovars of P. syringae and related species. PFPs are sources of accessory genes for their hosts that can include genes important for virulence and epiphytic colonization of plant leaf surfaces. Objectives Further understanding of the evolution of the pPT23A plasmid family and the role of these plasmids in P. syringae biology and pathogenesis, requires the determination and analysis of additional complete, closed plasmid genome sequences. Therefore, our main objective was to obtain complete genome sequences of PFPs from three different P. syringae pathovars and perform a comprehensive comparative genomic analysis. Methods In this work plasmid DNA isolation, purification by CsCl-EtBr gradients, and sequencing using 454 platform, were carried out to obtain the complete sequence of P. syringae plasmids. Different bioinformatic tools were used to analyze the plasmid synteny, to identify virulence genes (i.e. type 3 effectors) and to unravel the evolutionary history of PFPs. Conclusions Our sequence analysis revealed that PFPs from P. syringae encode suites of accessory genes that are selected at different levels (universal, interpathovar and intrapathovar). The conservation of type IVSS encoding conjugation functions also contributes to the distribution of these plasmids within P. syringae populations. Thus, this study contributes to unravel the genetic bases of the role of PFPs in different P. syringae lifestyles. This work was supported by grants Proyecto de Excelencia, Junta de Andalucía (P07-AGR-02471; P12-AGR-1473) and by Michigan State University AgBioResearch. http://hdl.handle.net/10630/14258 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0798-0964 Pseudomonas syringae Comparative genomic analysis of native pseudomonas syringae plasmids belonging to the ppt23 a family reveals their role in p. Syringae epiphytic and pathogenic lifestyles