title: Genome sequence of the Listia angolensis microsymbiont Microvirga lotononidis strain WSM3557(T.).
abstract: Microvirga lotononidis is a recently described species of root-nodule bacteria that is an effective nitrogen- (N2) fixing microsymbiont of the symbiotically specific African legume Listia angolensis (Welw. ex Bak.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr. M. lotononidis possesses several properties that are unusual in root-nodule bacteria, including pigmentation and the ability to grow at temperatures of up to 45°C. Strain WSM3557(T) is an aerobic, motile, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rod isolated from a L. angolensis root nodule collected in Chipata, Zambia in 1963. This is the first report of a complete genome sequence for the genus Microvirga. Here we describe the features of Microvirga lotononidis strain WSM3557(T), together with genome sequence information and annotation. The 7,082,538 high-quality-draft genome is arranged in 18 scaffolds of 104 contigs, contains 6,956 protein-coding genes and 84 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.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reeve
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ardley
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Sofie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Meyer
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Terpolilli
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Melino
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia ; Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: O'Hara
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Howieson
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninawi
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaojing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Detter
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Roxanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Cliff
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Chia-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huntemann
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors.forename: I-Min
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mavromatis
authors.affiliation: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.affiliation: Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szeto
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pati
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woyke
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kyrpides
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; nitrogen fixation; root-nodule bacteria; symbiotic specificity