Ensifer canadensis sp. nov. strain T173^T isolated from Melilotus albus (sweet clover) in Canada possesses recombinant plasmid pT173b harbouring symbiosis and type IV secretion system genes apparently acquired from Ensifer medicae.

ABSTRACT: A bacterial strain, designated T173^T, was previously isolated from a root-nodule of a Melilotus albus plant growing in Canada and identified as a novel Ensifer lineage that shared a clade with the non-symbiotic species, Ensifer adhaerens. Strain T173^T was also previously found to harbour a symbiosis plasmid and to elicit root-nodules on Medicago and Melilotus species but not fix nitrogen. Here we present data for the genomic and taxonomic description of strain T173^T. Phylogenetic analyses including the analysis of whole genome sequences and multiple locus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 53 concatenated ribosome protein subunit (rps) gene sequences confirmed placement of strain T173^T in a highly supported line

SUBMITTER: Bromfield ESP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10306167 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature