Danish profile of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae; A three-year field sampling study proving several clonal clades of soft rot isolates across diverse locations implicating a common origin
Julie Stenberg Pedersen, Laura Milena Forero Junco, Anna Struebel, Magnus Mulbjerg Rothgardt, Frank Hille, Charles M. A. P. Franz, Birgit Jensen, Tue Kjærgaard Nielsen, Witold Kot, Chayan Roy, Alexander Byth Carstens, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen
The paper uses whole genome sequencing of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae isolates from Danish potato farms to trace disease spread and identify potential phage-based biocontrol strategies.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology