Large-scale genetic variation of the symbiosis-required megaplasmid pSymA revealed by comparative genomic analysis of <it>Sinorhizobium meliloti </it>natural strains
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Sinorhizobium meliloti </it>is a soil bacterium that forms nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots of leguminous plants such as alfalfa (<it>Medicago sativa</it>). This species occupies different ecological n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/6/158 |