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Title: The composite genome of the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti
Galibert F , Finan TM , Long SR , Puhler A , Abola P , Ampe F , Barloy-Hubler F , Barnett MJ , Becker A and Batut J <46 more 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 (- 46)
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293 :668, 2001 :
PubMed Abstract PubMedSearch: Galibert 2001 Science 293 668 PubMedID: 11474104 Gene_locus related to this paper: rhime-PTRB ,
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rhime-RB0171 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.
        
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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 melilotiScience 293 : 668-72 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 : 668-72