An assemblage of Frankia Cluster II strains from California contains the canonical nod genes and also the sulfotransferase gene nodH.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to establish root nodule symbioses is restricted to four different plant orders. Soil actinobacteria of the genus Frankia can establish a symbiotic relationship with a diverse group of plants within eight different families from three different orders, the Cucurbitales, Fagales and Rosales. Phylogenetically, Frankia strains can be divided into four clusters, three of which (I, II, III) contain symbiotic strains. Members of Cluster II nodulate the broadest range of host plants with species from four families from two different orders, growing on six continents. Two Cluster II genomes were sequenced thus far, both from Asia.

Results

In this paper we present the first Frankia cluster II genome from North America (California), Dg2, which represents a metag

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5059922 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature