title: Whole-Genome Sequence of the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Rhizobium Mesorhizobium loti Strain TONO.
abstract: Mesorhizobium loti is the nitrogen-fixing microsymbiont for legumes of the genus Lotus Here, we report the whole-genome sequence of a Mesorhizobium loti strain, TONO, which is used as a symbiont for the model legume Lotus japonicus The whole-genome sequence of the strain TONO will be a solid platform for comparative genomics analyses and for the identification of genes responsible for the symbiotic properties of Mesorhizobium species.
authors: Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan yshimoda@affrcgo.jp.
authors: Yoshikazu
authors: Y
authors: Shimoda
authors: Department of Technology Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Hirakawa
authors: Department of Technology Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
authors: Shusei
authors: S
authors: Sato
authors: Department of Biological Sciences and Kyousei Science Center for Life and Nature, Nara Women's University, Kitauoya Nishimachi, Nara, Japan.
authors: Kazuhiko
authors: K
authors: Saeki
authors: Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Hayashi