title: Complete genome sequence of Mesorhizobium ciceri bv. biserrulae type strain (WSM1271(T)).
abstract: Mesorhizobium ciceri bv. biserrulae strain WSM1271(T) was isolated from root nodules of the pasture legume Biserrula pelecinus growing in the Mediterranean basin. Previous studies have shown this aerobic, motile, Gram negative, non-spore-forming rod preferably nodulates B. pelecinus - a legume with many beneficial agronomic attributes for sustainable agriculture in Australia. We describe the genome of Mesorhizobium ciceri bv. biserrulae strain WSM1271(T) consisting of a 6,264,489 bp chromosome and a 425,539 bp plasmid that together encode 6,470 protein-coding genes and 61 RNA-only encoding genes.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Kemanthi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nandasena
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia ; Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yates
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.
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: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chertkov
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Detter
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: Roxanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: Shunseng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han
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: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitluck
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Land
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liolios
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pati
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kyrpides
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: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Meenakshi
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rhizobium Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reeve
keywords: Alphaproteobacteria; evolution; integrative and conjugative elements; lateral gene transfer; nitrogen fixation; root-nodule bacteria; symbiosis