Genomic comparison of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains with different symbiotic nitrogen-fixing capabilities and other Bradyrhizobiaceae members

ISME Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-339

  Itakura, Manabu ^a   Saeki, Kazuhiko ^b   Omori, Hirofumi ^c   Yokoyama, Tadashi ^d   Kaneko, Takakazu ^e   Tabata, Satoshi ^e   Ohwada, Takuji ^f   Tajima, Shigeyuki ^g   Uchiumi, Toshiki ^h   Honnma, Keina ⁱ   Fujita, Konosuke ⁱ   Iwata, Hiroyoshi ^j   Saeki, Yuichi ^k   Hara, Yoshino ^a   Ikeda, Seishi ^a   Eda, Shima ^a   Mitsui, Hisayuki ^a   Minamisawa, Kiwamu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^f OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Bradyrhizobiaceae; Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Genomic comparison; Nitrogen fixation; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GENOMIC ISLAND; GENOTYPE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOYBEAN; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE COMPOSITION; BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC ISLANDS; GENOTYPE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOYBEANS; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 60749134058     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2008.88     Document Type: Article

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