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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to study the diversity of whole-genome organization in the genus Ochrobactrum.
Electrophoresis - 1 Aug 2005
Teyssier Corinne, Marchandin Hélène, Masnou Agnès, Jeannot Jean-Luc, de Buochberg Michèle Siméon, Jumas-Bilak Estelle
Abstract excerpt
The alpha-proteobacterial genus Ochrobactrum groups together organisms that display varied life-styles, such as free-living bacteria, members of rhizosphere and soil, nitrogen-fixing bacteria in plant nodules, xenobiotic-degrading bacteria, colonizers of nematodes and insects, and opportunistic human pathogens. The genomes of nine strains of Ochrobactrum anthropi and eight strains of Ochrobactrum intermedium were...
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