Taxonomy of rhizobia and agrobacteria from the Rhizobiaceae family in light of genomics

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 287-291

  Ormeño Orrillo, Ernesto ^a   Servín Garcidueñas, Luis E ^a   Rogel, Marco A ^a   González, Víctor ^a   Peralta, Humberto ^a   Mora, Jaime ^a   Martínez Romero, Julio ^a   Martínez Romero, Esperanza ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genome; Next generation sequencing; Phylogeny; Rhizobia; Root nodule bacteria; Systematics

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA;

AGROBACTERIUM; ALLORHIZOBIUM; BACTERIAL GENOME; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; NEORHIZOBIUM; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM RHIZOGENES; SINORHIZOBIUM; TAXONOMY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; RHIZOBIUM;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENSIFER; ENSIFER ADHAERENS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM GIARDINII; RHIZOBIUM/AGROBACTERIUM GROUP;

AGROBACTERIUM; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; PHYLOGENY; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84999491324     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.12.002     Document Type: Review

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