Journal article
Genome variation in the symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti
Abstract
Differences in genome size and gene content are among the most important signatures of microbial adaptation and genome evolution. Here, we investigated the patterns of genome variation among 10 natural strains of the symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, using pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and whole-genome microarray hybridizations. Our PFGE analysis showed a genome size range of 6.45-7.01 Mbp, with the greatest …
Authors
Guo H; Sun S; Eardly B; Finan T; Xu J
Journal
Genome, Vol. 52, No. 10, pp. 862–875
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
October 2009
DOI
10.1139/g09-060
ISSN
0831-2796