title: Sequencing the Sinorhizobium meliloti genome.
abstract: The Sinorhizobium meliloti genome consists of three replicons. This bacterium forms an intricate symbiotic relationship with the roots of certain legumes and is considered as an agriculturally important nitrogen-fixer. A consortium of 6 European laboratories was organized to sequence its single chromosome (3.7 Mb), whereas the other two elements (pSyma 1.4 Mb and pSymb 1.7 Mb) will be sequenced by other groups.
authors.affiliation: UPR 41 CNRS Recombinaisons Génétiques, Faculté de Médecine, Rennes, France. galibert@univ-rennes1.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galibert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barloy-Hubler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Capela
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gouzy
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D020451:Contig Mapping; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D012093:Replicon; D016962:Sinorhizobium meliloti / Q000235:genetics*