Abstract
The draft genome sequence of the brinjal little leaf (BLL) phytoplasma strain BLL-Delhi, related to 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii' (16SrVI group), was recovered using a metagenome-resolved assembly strategy from Illumina HiSeq data. The genome comprises 476,098 bp assembled into 12 contigs, with a G+C content of 21.86%, encoding 421 predicted protein-coding sequences, 27 tRNAs, one tmRNA and one additional non-coding RNA, and shows 94% completeness. Genome annotation revealed a reduced yet functionally coherent gene repertoire, including putative effector-like proteins and genes associated with mobile genetic elements. This genome provides a resource for high-resolution taxonomic placement, comparative genomics within the 16SrVI phytoplasma group, and genome-based diagnostics for brinjal little leaf disease.