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Intragenomic diversity of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii clover nodule isolates.
BMC microbiology - 30 May 2011
Mazur Andrzej, Stasiak Grażyna, Wielbo Jerzy, Kubik-Komar Agnieszka, Marek-Kozaczuk Monika, Skorupska Anna
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BACKGROUND: Soil bacteria from the genus Rhizobium are characterized by a complex genomic architecture comprising chromosome and large plasmids. Genes responsible for symbiotic interactions with legumes are usually located on one of the plasmids, named the symbiotic plasmid (pSym). The plasmids have a great impact not only on the metabolic potential of rhizobia but also underlie genome rearrangements and...
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