The genome of the natural genetic engineer Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58.
The 5.67-megabase genome of the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 consists of a circular chromosome, a linear chromosome, and two plasmids. Extensive orthology and nucleotide colinearity between the genomes of A. tumefaciens and the plant symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti suggest a recent evolutionary divergence. Their similarities include metabolic, transport, and regulatory systems that promote survival in the highly competitive rhizosphere; differences are apparent in their genome structure and virulence gene complement. Availability of the A. tumefaciens sequence will facilitate investigations into the molecular basis of pathogenesis and the evolutionary divergence of pathogenic and symbiotic lifestyles.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357242, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004261:DNA Replication; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology; D010957:Plasmids; D012093:Replicon; D012230:Rhizobiaceae / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016962:Sinorhizobium meliloti / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins