The conjugative plasmid of a bean-nodulating <it>Sinorhizobium fredii </it>strain is assembled from sequences of two <it>Rhizobium </it>plasmids and the chromosome of a <it>Sinorhizobium </it>strain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bean-nodulating <it>Rhizobium etli </it>originated in Mesoamerica, while soybean-nodulating <it>Sinorhizobium fredii </it>evolved in East Asia. <it>S. fredii </it>strains, such as GR64, have been i...

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Main Authors: Brom Susana, Romero David, Vinuesa Pablo, Dávila Guillermo, Santamaría Rosa, Girard Lourdes, Bustos Patricia, Cervantes Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/149