| Title : The composite genome of the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti - Galibert_2001_Science_293_668 |
| Author(s) : Galibert F , Finan TM , Long SR , Puhler A , Abola P , Ampe F , Barloy-Hubler F , Barnett MJ , Becker A , Boistard P , Bothe G , Boutry M , Bowser L , Buhrmester J , Cadieu E , Capela D , Chain P , Cowie A , Davis RW , Dreano S , Federspiel NA , Fisher RF , Gloux S , Godrie T , Goffeau A , Golding B , Gouzy J , Gurjal M , Hernandez-Lucas I , Hong A , Huizar L , Hyman RW , Jones T , Kahn D , Kahn ML , Kalman S , Keating DH , Kiss E , Komp C , Lelaure V , Masuy D , Palm C , Peck MC , Pohl TM , Portetelle D , Purnelle B , Ramsperger U , Surzycki R , Thebault P , Vandenbol M , Vorholter FJ , Weidner S , Wells DH , Wong K , Yeh KC , Batut J |
| Ref : Science , 293 :668 , 2001 |
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Abstract :
The scarcity of usable nitrogen frequently limits plant growth. A tight metabolic association with rhizobial bacteria allows legumes to obtain nitrogen compounds by bacterial reduction of dinitrogen (N2) to ammonium (NH4+). We present here the annotated DNA sequence of the alpha-proteobacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, the symbiont of alfalfa. The tripartite 6.7-megabase (Mb) genome comprises a 3.65-Mb chromosome, and 1.35-Mb pSymA and 1.68-Mb pSymB megaplasmids. Genome sequence analysis indicates that all three elements contribute, in varying degrees, to symbiosis and reveals how this genome may have emerged during evolution. The genome sequence will be useful in understanding the dynamics of interkingdom associations and of life in soil environments. |
| PubMedSearch : Galibert_2001_Science_293_668 |
| PubMedID: 11474104 |
| Gene_locus related to this paper: rhime-PTRB , rhime-R01391 , rhime-R01762 , rhime-R02260 , rhime-RB0025 , rhime-RB0171 |
| Gene_locus | rhime-PTRB rhime-R01391 rhime-R01762 rhime-R02260 rhime-RB0025 rhime-RB0171 |
| Gene_locus_frgt | rhime-RB0213 |
Galibert F, Finan TM, Long SR, Puhler A, Abola P, Ampe F, Barloy-Hubler F, Barnett MJ, Becker A, Boistard P, Bothe G, Boutry M, Bowser L, Buhrmester J, Cadieu E, Capela D, Chain P, Cowie A, Davis RW, Dreano S, Federspiel NA, Fisher RF, Gloux S, Godrie T, Goffeau A, Golding B, Gouzy J, Gurjal M, Hernandez-Lucas I, Hong A, Huizar L, Hyman RW, Jones T, Kahn D, Kahn ML, Kalman S, Keating DH, Kiss E, Komp C, Lelaure V, Masuy D, Palm C, Peck MC, Pohl TM, Portetelle D, Purnelle B, Ramsperger U, Surzycki R, Thebault P, Vandenbol M, Vorholter FJ, Weidner S, Wells DH, Wong K, Yeh KC, Batut J (2001)
The composite genome of the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti
Science
293 :668
Galibert F, Finan TM, Long SR, Puhler A, Abola P, Ampe F, Barloy-Hubler F, Barnett MJ, Becker A, Boistard P, Bothe G, Boutry M, Bowser L, Buhrmester J, Cadieu E, Capela D, Chain P, Cowie A, Davis RW, Dreano S, Federspiel NA, Fisher RF, Gloux S, Godrie T, Goffeau A, Golding B, Gouzy J, Gurjal M, Hernandez-Lucas I, Hong A, Huizar L, Hyman RW, Jones T, Kahn D, Kahn ML, Kalman S, Keating DH, Kiss E, Komp C, Lelaure V, Masuy D, Palm C, Peck MC, Pohl TM, Portetelle D, Purnelle B, Ramsperger U, Surzycki R, Thebault P, Vandenbol M, Vorholter FJ, Weidner S, Wells DH, Wong K, Yeh KC, Batut J (2001)
Science
293 :668