PAULA RENATA ALVES DA SILVA, UFRRJ; JEAN LUIZ SIMOES DE ARAUJO, CNPAB; MARCIA SOARES VIDAL, CNPAB; LEONARDO MAGALHÃES CRUZ, UFPR; EMANUEL MALTEMPI DE SOUZA, UFPR; JOSE IVO BALDANI, CNPAB.2026-06-30http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/371854Paraburkholderia tropica (syn Burkholderia tropica) are nitrogen-fixing bacteria commonly found in sugarcane. The Paraburkholderia tropica strain Ppe8 is part of the sugarcane inoculant consortium that has a beneficial effect on yield. Here, we report a draft genome sequence of this strain elucidating the mechanisms involved in its interaction mainly with Poaceae. A genome size of approximately 8.75 Mb containing 7844 protein coding genes distributed in 526 subsystems was de novo assembled with ABySS and annotated by RAST. Genes related to the nitrogen fixation process, the secretion systems (I, II, III, IV, and VI), and related to a variety of metabolic traits, such as metabolism of carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins, and proteins, were detected, suggesting a broad metabolic capacity and possible adaptation to plant association.openAccessDiazotrophicNext generation sequencingNitrogen fixingSecretion systemArtigo de periódico