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Complete Genome Sequence of the RmInt1 Group II Intronless Sinorhizobium meliloti Strain RMO17.

ABSTRACT: We report the complete genome sequence of the RmInt1 group II intronless Sinorhizobium meliloti strain RMO17 isolated from Medicago orbicularis nodules from Spanish soil. The genome consists of 6.73 Mb distributed between a single chromosome and two megaplasmids (the chromid pSymB and pSymA).

SUBMITTER: Toro N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4192382 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Complete Genome Sequence of the RmInt1 Group II Intronless Sinorhizobium meliloti Strain RMO17.

Toro Nicolás N Martínez-Abarca Francisco F Nisa-Martínez Rafael R

Genome announcements 20141009 5

We report the complete genome sequence of the RmInt1 group II intronless Sinorhizobium meliloti strain RMO17 isolated from Medicago orbicularis nodules from Spanish soil. The genome consists of 6.73 Mb distributed between a single chromosome and two megaplasmids (the chromid pSymB and pSymA). ...[more]

PMID: 25301650

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