Complete Genome Sequence of Sinorhizobium meliloti S35m, a Salt-Tolerant Isolate from Alfalfa Rhizosphere in Soil Native to the Caucasus Region.
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SUBMITTER: Muntyan VS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7975885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
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Complete Genome Sequence of Sinorhizobium meliloti S35m, a Salt-Tolerant Isolate from Alfalfa Rhizosphere in Soil Native to the Caucasus Region.
Muntyan Victoria S VS Afonin Alexey M AM Vladimirova Maria E ME Saksaganskaya Alla S AS Gribchenko Emma S ES Baturina Olga O Roumiantseva Marina L ML
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The genome of a symbiotically effective salt-tolerant strain, <i>Sinorhizobium meliloti</i> S35m, isolated from alfalfa rhizosphere in soil native to the Caucasus region, was sequenced. Genomic islands, prophages, and elements of a potential CRISPR/Cas I type (Cas3_0_I) system were identified in the genome. ...[more]
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