title: Genome sequence of the South American clover-nodulating Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain WSM597.
abstract: Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain WSM597 is an aerobic, motile, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rod isolated from a root nodule of the annual clover Trifolium pallidum L. growing at Glencoe Research Station near Tacuarembó, Uruguay. This strain is generally ineffective for nitrogen (N2) fixation with clovers of Mediterranean, North American and African origin, but is effective on the South American perennial clover T. polymorphum Poir. Here we describe the features of R. leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain WSM597, together with genome sequence information and annotation. The 7,634,384 bp high-quality-draft genome is arranged in 2 scaffolds of 53 contigs, contains 7,394 protein-coding genes and 87 RNA-only encoding genes, and is one of 20 rhizobial genomes sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute 2010 Community Sequencing Program.
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Wayne
authors: W
authors: Reeve
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Terpolilli
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Vanessa
authors: V
authors: Melino
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Ardley
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Rui
authors: R
authors: Tian
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Sofie
authors: S
authors: De Meyer
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Ravi
authors: R
authors: Tiwari
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia ; Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Ronald
authors: R
authors: Yates
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Graham
authors: G
authors: O'Hara
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Howieson
authors: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Ninawi
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Brittany
authors: B
authors: Held
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Bruce
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Detter
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Roxanne
authors: R
authors: Tapia
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Cliff
authors: C
authors: Han
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Chia-Lin
authors: CL
authors: Wei
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Marcel
authors: M
authors: Huntemann
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Han
authors: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors: I-Min
authors: IM
authors: Chen
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Mavromatis
authors: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors: Victor
authors: V
authors: Markowitz
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: Ivanova
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Galina
authors: G
authors: Ovchinnikova
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Ioanna
authors: I
authors: Pagani
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Amrita
authors: A
authors: Pati
authors: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors: Lynne
authors: L
authors: Goodwin
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Tanja
authors: T
authors: Woyke
authors: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors: Nikos
authors: N
authors: Kyrpides
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; nitrogen fixation; rhizobia; root-nodule bacteria