Type Strains for the Genera and Species of the Bacterial Nitrogen-Fixing Legume Symbionts


type strain
original accession
  USDA accession
Azorhizobium caulinodans
ORS 571
USDA 4892
Bradyrhizobium elkanii
USDA original
USDA 76
Bradyrhizobium japonicum
(strain 505)
USDA 6
Bradyrhizobium liaoningense
2281
USDA 3622
Rhizobium etli
CFN 42
USDA 9032
Rhizobium galegae
HAMBI 540
USDA 4128
Rhizobium gallicum
R602sp
USDA 2918
Rhizobium giardinii
H152
USDA 2914
Rhizobium hainanense
I66
USDA 3588
Rhizobium leguminosarum
USDA original
USDA 2370
Rhizobium mongolense
USDA original
USDA 1844
Rhizobium tropici
CIAT 899
USDA 9030
Mesorhizobium ciceri
UPM Ca-7
USDA 3383
Mesorhizobium huakuii
CCBAU 2609
USDA 4779
Mesorhizobium loti
NZP 2213
USDA 3471
Mesorhizobium mediterraneum
UPM Ca-36
USDA 3392
Mesorhizobium tianshanense
A-1BS
USDA 3592
Sinorhizobium fredii
USDA original
USDA 205
Sinorhizobium medicae
A321
USDA 1037
Sinorhizobium meliloti
USDA original
USDA 1002
Sinorhizobium saheli
ORS 609
USDA 4893
Sinorhizobium terangae
ORS 1009
USDA 4894

Azorhizobium caulinodans

The strain was received from Dr. Bernard Dreyfus on February 23, 1995.

Dreyfus, B., J. L. Garcia, and M. Gillis. (1988). Characterization of Azorhizobium caulinodans gen. nov., sp. nov., a stem-nodulating nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from Sesbania rostrata. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 38:89-98.

16S rRNA gene sequence: GenBank ACCESSION = X67221.

published by: Willems,A., Gillis,M. and Collins,M.D. Phylogenetic analysis of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43, 305-313 (1993).

AGCGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC CTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCAGCAAT GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GGATGTGCCC AATGGTGCGG AATAACCCAG GGAAACTTGG ATTAATACCG CATGTGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGC CATTGGATCA ACCCGCGTCT GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGAGGT AAAGGCTCAC CAAGGCGACG ATCAGTAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACACTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAGACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCTT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCG CCGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCA AGCGTTGCTC GGAATCACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATCGTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAAGCCTGGA GCTCAACTCC AGAACTGCCC TTGATACTGG CGATCTTGAG TTCGAGAGAG GTTGGTGGAA CTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAAGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCC AACTGGCTCG ATACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGGATGC TAGCCGTTGG GGAGCTTGCT CTTCAGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CCTTAAGCAT CCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCGCACAA GCGGTGGAGC ATGTGGTTTA ATTCGAAGCA ACGCGCAGAA CCTTACCAGC CTTTGACATG GCAGGACGAC TTCCGGAGAC GGATTTCTTC CAGCAATGGA CCTGCACACA GGTGCTGCAT GGCTGTCGTC AGCTCGTGTC GTGAGATGTT GGGTTAAGTC CCGCAACGAG CGCAACCCTC GCCTTTAGTT GCCATCATTC AGTTGGGCAC TCTAAAGGGA CTGCCGGTGA TAAGCCGCGA GGAAGGTGGG GATGACGTCA AGTCCTCATG GCCCTTACGG GCTGGGCTAC ACACGTGCTA CAATGGCGGT GACAATGGGA TGCGAGCCTG CGAGGGTGAG CAAATCTCCA AAAGCCGTCT CAGTTCGGAT TGCACTCTGC AACTCGAGTG CATGAAGTTG GAATCGCTAG TAATCGTGGA TCAGCATGCC ACGGTGAATA CGTTCCCGGG CCTTCTACAC ACCGCCCGTC ACACCATGGG AGTTGGCTTT ACCCGAAGGC GTTGCGCTAA CCGCAAGGAG GCAGGCGACC ACGGTAGGGT CAGTGACTGG GGTGAAGTCG TAACAAGGTA GCCGTAGGGG AACC

Bradyrhizobium elkanii

This strain is a USDA original isolated from a plant passage of USDA 74 in 1956. USDA 74 was isolated from a nodule of a chlorotic soybean plant in a field test at Brawley, Ca in 1956. The inoculum is thought to have been USDA 8. USDA 8 was isolated from a nodule on Hope soybean growing at Arlington farm, Va, in 1915. The original accession code was 3I1b8 and was entered in the local collection as strain 273.

Kuykendall, L. D., B. Saxena, T. E. Devine, and S. E. Udell. (1992). Genetic diversity in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Jordan 1982, and a proposal for Bradyrhizobium elkanii sp. nov. Can. J. Microbiol. 38:501-505.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U35000

Published by: Laguerre, G., van Berkum, P., Amarger, N., and Prevost, D. 1998. Genetic diversity of rhizobial symbionts isolated from legume species within the genera Astragalus, Oxytropis, and Onobrychis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (In press).

AGTTTGATCC TGGCTCAGAG CGAACGCTGG CGGCAGGCTT AACACATGCA AGTCGATCGG GCATAGCAAT ATGTCAGCGG CAGACGGGTG AGTAACGCGT GGGAACGTAC CTTTTGGTTC GGAACAACTG AGGGAAACTT CAGCTAATAC CGGATAAGCC CTTACGGGGA AAGATTTATC GCCGAAAGAT CGGCCCGCGT CTGATTAGCT AGTTGGTGAG GTAATGGCTC ACCAAGGCGA CGATCAGTAG CTGGTCTGAG AGGATGATCA GCCACATTGG GACTGAGACA CGGCCCAAAC TCCTACGGGA GGCAGCAGTG GGGAATATTG GACAATGGGC GCAAGCCTGA TCCAGCCATG CCGCGTGAGT GATGAAGGCC CTAGGGTTGT AAAGCTCTTT TGTGCGGGAA GATAATGACG GTACCGCAAG AATAAGCCCC GGCTAACTTC GTGCCAGCAG CCGCGGTAAT ACGAAGGGGG CTAGCGTTGC TCGGAATCAC TGGGCGTAAA GGGTGCGTAG GCGGGTCTTT AAGTCAGGGG TGAAATCCTG GAGGTCAACT CCAGAACTGC CTTTGATACT GAAGATCTTG AGTTCGGGAG AGGTGAGTGG AACTGCGAGT GTAGAGGTGA AATTCGTAGA TATTCGCAAG AACACCAGTG GCGAAGGCGG CTCACTGGCC CGATACTGAC GCTGAGGCAC GAAAGCGTGG GGAGCAAACA GGATTAGATA CCCTGGTAGT CCACGCCGTA AACGATGAAT GCCAGCCGTT AGTGGGTTTA CTCACTAGTG GCGCAGCTAA CGCTTTAAGC ATTCCGCCTG GGGAGTACGG TCGCAAGATT AAAACTCAAA GGAATTGACG GGGGCCCGCA CAAGCGGTGG AGCATGTGGT TTAATTCGAC GCAACGCGCA GAACCTTACC AGCCCTTGAC ATCCCGGTCG CGGACTCCAG AGACGGAGTT CTTCAGTTCG GCTGGACCGG AGACAGGTGC TGCATGGCTG TCGTCAGCTC GTGTCGTGAG ATGTTGGGTT AAGTCCCGCA ACGAGCGCAA CCCCCGTCCT TAGTTGCTAC CATTTAGTTG AGCACTCTAA GGAGACTGCC GGTGATAAGC CGCGAGGAAG GTGGGGATGA CGTCAAGTCC TCATGGCCCT TACGGGCTGG GCTACACACG TGCTACAATG GCGGTGACAA TGGGATGCTA AGGGGCGACC CTTCGCAAAT CTCAAAAATC CGTCTCAGTT CGGATTGGGC TCTGCAACTC GAGCCCATGA AGTTGGAATC GCTAGTAATC GTGGATCAGC ACGCCACGGT GAATACGTTC CCGGGCCTTG TACACACCGC CCGTCACACC ATGGGAGTTG GTTTTACCTG AAGACGGTGC GCTAACCGAA AGGGGGGAGC CGGCCACGGT AGGGTCAGCG ACTGGGGTGA AGTCGTAACA AGGTAGCCGT AGGGGAACCT GCGGCTGGAT CACCTCCTTT CTAAGGATGA TCCTT

Bradyrhizobium japonicum

This strain was received from Dr. K. Aso, Imperial University Tokyo, Japan, on April 24, 1929. The original trap host was Autumn akidaizu soybean culture #6, but the isolation date was not recorded. The original accession number was 3I1b6 and was entered in the original collection as strain 505.

Jordan, D. C. (1982). Transfer of Rhizobium japonicum Buchanan 1980 to Bradyrhizobium gen. nov., a genus of slow-growing root nodule bacteria from leguminous plants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 32:136-139.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U69638

Published by: Barrera,N.L., Trujillo,M., Goodfellow,M., Garcia,S.F., Davila,O.G., van Berkum,P. and Martinez-Romero,E. 1998. Biodiversity of Bradyrhizobia nodulating Lupinus sp. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (In press)

GAGTTTGATC CTGGCTCAGA GCGAACGCTG GCGGCAGGCT TAACACATGC AAGTCGAGCG GGCGTAGCAA TACGTCAGCG GCAGACGGGT GAGTAACGCG TGGGAACGTA CCTTTTGGTT CGGAACAACA CAGGGAAACT TGTGCTAATA CCGGATAAGC CCTTACGGGG AAAGATTTAT CGCCGAAAGA TCGGCCCGCG TCTGATTAGC TAGTTGGTGA GGTAATGGCT CACCAAGGCG ACGATCAGTA GCTGGTCTGA GAGGATGATC AGCCACATTG GGACTGAGAC ACGGCCCAAA CTCCTACGGG AGGCAGCAGT GGGGAATATT GGACAATGGG GGCAACCCTG ATCCAGCCAT GCCGCGTGAG TGATGAAGGC CCTAGGGTTG TAAAGCTCTT TTGTGCGGGA AGATAATGAC GGTACCGCAA GAATAAGCCC CGGCTAACTT CGTGCCAGCA GCCGCGGTAA TACGAAGGGG GCTAGCGTTG CTCGGAATCA CTGGGCGTAA AGGGTGCGTA GGCGGGTCTT TAAGTCAGGG GTGAAATCCT GGAGCTCAAC TCCAGAACTG CCTTTGATAC TGAGGATCTT GAGTTCGGGA GAGGTGAGTG GAACTGCGAG TGTAGAGGTG AAATTCGTAG ATATTCGCAA GAACACCAGT GGCGAAGGCG GCTCACTGGC CCGATACTGA CGCTGAGGCA CGAAAGCGTG GGGAGCAAAC AGGATTAGAT ACCCTGGTAG TCCACGCCGT AAACGATGAA TGCCAGCCGT TAGTGGGTTT ACTCACTAGT GGCGCAGCTA ACGCTTTAAG CATTCCGCCT GGGGAGTACG GTCGCAAGAT TAAAACTCAA AGGAATTGAC GGGGGCCCGC ACAAGCGGTG GAGCATGTGG TTTAATTCGA CGCAACGCGC AGAACCTTAC CAGCCCTTGA CATGTCCAGG ACCGGTCGCA GAGATGTGAC CTTCTCTTCG GAGCCTGGAG CACAGGTGCT GCATGGCTGT CGTCAGCTCG TGTCGTGAGA TGTTGGGTTA AGTCCCGCAA CGAGCGCAAC CCCCGTCCTT AGTTGCTACC ATTTAGTTGA GCACTCTAAG GAGACTGCCG GTGATAAGCC GCGAGGAAGG TGGGGATGAC GTCAAGTCCT CATGGCCCTT ACGGGCTGGG CTACACACGT GCTACAATGG CGGTGACAAT GGGATGCTAA GGGGCGACCC TTCGCAAATC TCAAAAAGCC GTCTCAGTTC GGATTGGGCT CTGCAACTCG AGCCCATGAA GTTGGAATCG CTAGTAATCG TGGATCAGCA CGCCACGGTG AATACGTTCC CGGGCCTTGT ACACACCGCC CGTCACACCA TGGGAGTTGG TTTTACCTGA AGACGGTGCG CTAACCCGCA AGGGAGGCAG CCGGCCACGG TAGGGTCAGC GACTGGGGTG AAGTCGTAAC AAGGTAGCCG TAGGGGAACC TGCGGCTGGA TCACCTCCTT TCTAAGGAT

Other 16S rRNA gene sequences have been reported for the type strain of Bradyrhizobium japonicum, which are LMG 6138 (accessionX66024) and IAM 12608 (accession D11345).

Bradyrhizobium liaoningense

Received from Professor Cheng Ge on June 13, 1996.

Xu, L. M., C. Ge, Z. Cui, J. Li, and H. Fan. (1995). Bradyrhizobium liaoningense sp. nov., isolated from the root nodules of soybean. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:706-711.

The full length 16S rRNA gene sequence of B. liaoningense has not been reported.

Rhizobium etli

Received from Dr. Esperanza Martinez-Romero on March 4, 1992.

Segovia, L., J. P. W. Young, E. Martinez-Romero. (1993). Reclassification of American Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli type I strains as Rhizobium etli sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43:374-377.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U28916

Published by: van Berkum,P.B., Beyene,D. and Eardly,B.D. 1996. Phylogenetic relationship among Rhizobium species nodulating the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Int. J. Bacteriol. 46:240-244.

CACAACGAAC GCTGGCGGCA GGCTTAACAC ATGCAAGTCG AGCGCCCCGC AAGGGGAGCG GCAGACGGGT GAGTAACGCG TGGGAACGTA CCCTTTACTA CGGAATAACG CAGGGAAACT TGTGCTAATA CCGTATGTGC CCTTTGGGGG AAAGATTTAT CGGTAAAGGA TCGGCCCGCG TTGGATTAGC TAGTTGGTGG GGTAAAGGCC TACCAAGGCG ACGATCCATA GCTGGTCTGA GAGGATGATC AGCCACATTG GGACTGAGAC ACGGCCCAAA CTCCTACGGG AGGCAGCAGT GGGGAATATT GGACAATGGG CCCAAGCCTG ATCCAGCCAT GCCGCGTGAG TGATGAAGGC CCTAGGGTTG TAAAGCTCTT TCACCGGAGA AGATAATGAC GGTATCCGGA GAAGAAGCCC CGGCTAACTT CGTGCCAGCA GCCGCGGTAA TACGAAGGGG GCTAGCGTTG TTCGGAATTA CTGGGCGTAA AGCGCACGTA GGCGGATCGA TCAGTCAGGG GTGAAATCCC AGGGCTCAAC CCTGGAACTG CCTTTGATAC TGTCGATCTG GAGTATGGAA GAGGTGAGTG GAATTCCGAG TGTAGAGGTG AAATTCGTAG ATATTCGGAG GAACACCAGT GGCGAAGGCG GCTCACTGGT CCATTACTGA CGCTGAGGTG CGAAAGCGTG GGGAGCAAAC AGGATTAGAT ACCCTGGTAG TCCACGCCGT AAACGATGAA TGTTAGCCGT CGGGCAGTAT ACTGTTCGGT GGCGCAGCTA ACGCATTAAA CATTCCGCCT GGGGAGTACG GTCGCAAGAT TAAAACTCAA AGGAATTTGA CGGGGGCCCG CACAAGCGGT GGAGCATGTG GTTTAATTCG AAGCAACGCG CAGAACCTTA CCAGCCCTTG ACATGCCCGG CGACCTGCAG AGATGCAGGG TTCCCTTCGG GGACCGGGAC ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTTGGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGC ACGCGAGTGT GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC GGATCAGCAT GCCGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TTTACCCGAA GGTAGTGCGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGCTA ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTAGCCGTAG GGGAACCTGC GGCTGGATCA CCTCCTTTCT

Rhizobium galegae

Received from Dr. Kristina Lindström on March 19, 1990

Lindström, K. (1989). Rhizobium Galegae, a new species of legume root nodule bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 39:365-367.

16S rRNA sequence GenBank ACCESSION = X67226

Published by: Willems,A., Gillis,M. and Collins,M.D. 1993. Phylogenetic analysis of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43, 305-313.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCTCGCAAG AGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC ATCCCTACGG AACAACTCCG GGAAACTGGA GCTAATACCG TATACGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG GGATGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGTCTT AGGATTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGAGAACA TAATGACGGT ATCCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATATTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGA GCTCAACTCT GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGG GTATCTTGAG TATGGAAGAG GTAAGTGGAA TTGCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGCAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT TACTGGTCCA TTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACNCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG CAAGTTTACT TGTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCGCACAA GCGGTGGAGC ATGTGGTTTA ATTCGAAGCA ACGCGCAGAA CCTTACCAGC CCTTGACATG CCCGGACAGC TACAGAGATG TAGTGTTCCC TTCGGGGACC GGGACACAGG TGCTGCATGG CTGTCGTCAG CTCGTGTCGT GAGATGTTGG GTTAAGTCCC GCAACGAGCG CAACCCTCGC CCTTAGTTGC CAGCATTCAG TTGGGCACTC TAAGGGGACT GCCGGTGATA AGCCGAGAGG AAGGTGGGGA TGACGTCAAG TCCTCATGGC CCTTACGGGC TGGGCTACAC ACGTGCTACA ATGGTGGTGA CAGTGGGCAG CGGAGGAGCG ATCCCGAGCT AATCTCCAAA AGCCATCTCA GTTCGGATTG CACTCTGCAA CTCGAGTGCA TGAAGTTGGA ATCGCTAGTA ATCGCGGATC AGCACGCCGC GGTGAATACG TTCCCGGGCC TTGTACACAC CGCCCGTCAC ACCATGGGAG TTGGTTTTAC CCGAAGGTAG TGCGCTAACC GCAAGGAGGC AGCTAACCAC GGTAGGGTCA GCGACTGGGG TGAAGTCGTA ACAAGGTAGC CGTAGGGGAA CC

Rhizobium gallicum

Received from Dr. Gisele Laguèrre on September 23, 1996

Amarger, N., V. Macheret, and G. Laguèrre. 1997. Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardini sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (In press).

16S rRNA sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U86343

Published by: Amarger, N., V. Macheret, and G. Laguèrre. 1997. Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardini sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (In press).

AGAGTTTGAT CCTGGCTCAG AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAACGTACCC TTTACTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATGTGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG TAAGGGATCG GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGAGAAGA TAATGACGGT ATCCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGACATTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGA GCTCAACTCT GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGG GTGTCTGGAG TATGGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATG TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCCA TTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG CAAGTTTACT TGTCGGTGGC GCACGTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CCCTTGACAT GCCCCGGCTA CCTACAGAGA TGTAGGGTTC CCTTCGGGGA CCGGGACACA GGTGCTGCAT GGCTGTCGTC AGCTCGTGTC GTGAGATGTT GGGTTAAGTC CCGCAACGAG CGCAACCCTC GCCCTTAGTT GCCAGCATTT AGTTGGGCAC TCTAAGGGGA CTGCCGGTGA TAAGCCGAGA GGAAGGTGGG GATGACGTCA AGTCCTCATG GCCCTTACGG GCTGGGCTAC ACACGTGCTA CAATGGTGGT GACAGTGGGC AGCGAGCACG CGAGTGTGAG CTAATCTCCA AAAGCCATCT CAGTTCGGAT TGCACTCTGC AACTCGAGTG CATGAAGTTG GAATCGCTAG TAATCGCGGA TCAGCATGCC GCGGTGAATA CGTTCCCGGG CCTTGTACAC ACCGCCCGTC ACACCATGGG AGTTGGTTTT ACCCGAAGGT AGTGCGCTAA CCGCAAGGAG GCAGCTAACC ACGGTAGGGT CAGCGACTGG GGTGAAGTCG TAACAAGGTA GCCGTAGGAG AACCTGCGGC TGGATCACCT CCTT

Rhizobium giardinii

Received from Dr. Gisele Laguèrre on September 23, 1996

Amarger, N., V. Macheret, and G. Laguèrre. 1997. Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardini sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (In press).

16S rRNA sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U86344

Published by: Amarger, N., V. Macheret, and G. Laguèrre. 1997. Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardini sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (In press).

AGAGTTTGAT CCTGGCTCAG AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC ATCTCTACGG AATAACTCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATACGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG AGATGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCTT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGAGAAGA TAATGACGGT ATCCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATCGATCA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGA GCTCAACTCT GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGT CGATCTAGAG TATGGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAGGGCGGCT CACTGGTCCA TTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG CAAGTTTACT TGTCGGTGGC GCACGTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CTCTTGACAT CCCGATCGCG GACAGTGGAG ACATTGTCCT TCAGTTAGGC TGGATCGGTG ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTCAGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGA CCGCGAGGTC GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC AGATCAGCAT GCTGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TTTACTCGAA GGTAGTGCGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGCTA ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTAGCCGTAG GGGAACCTGC GGCTGGATCA CCTCCTT

Rhizobium hainanense

Received from Dr. EnTao Wang on December 12, 1995

Chen, W., Z. Tan, J. Gao, and E. Wang. 1997. Rhizobium hainanense sp. nov. isolated from tropical legumes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47:870-873.

16S rRNA sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U71078

Published by: Chen, W., Z. Tan, J. Gao, and E. Wang. 1997. Rhizobium hainanense sp. nov. isolated from tropical legumes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47:870-873.

AGAGTTTGAT CCTGGCTCAG AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG AGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GACAATACCC TTTACTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATGTGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG TAAAGGATCG GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT TGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGAGAAGA TAATGACGGT ATCCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATCGTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGG GCTCAACCCT GGAACTGCCT TTAATACTGG GTATCTCGAG TCCGGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCCA TTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG GCAGTATACT GTTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCGCACAA GCGGTGGAGC ATGTGGTTTA ATTCGAAGCA ACGCGCAGAA CCTTACCAGC CCTTGACATG CCCGGACACC TACGGAGATG TAGTGTCCAC TTCGGGGACA GGGAAACAGG TGCTGCATGG CTGTCGTCAG CTCGTGTCGT GAGATGTTGG GTTAAGTCCC GCAACGAGCG CAACCCTCGC CCTTAGTTGC CAGCATTTAG TTGGGCACTC TAAGGGGACT GCCGGTGATA AGCCGAGAGG AAGGTGGGGA TGACGTCAAG TCCTCATGGC CCTTACGGGC TGGGCTACAC ACGTGCTACA ATGGTGGTGA CAGTGGGCAG CGAGCACGCG ACTGTGATGT GATCTCCAAA AGCCATCTCA GTTCGGATTG CACTCTGCAA CTCGAGTGCA TGAAGTTGGA AGCGCTAGTA ATCGCAGATC AGCATGCTGC GGTGAATACG TTCCCGGGCC TTGTACACAC CGCCCGTCAC ACCATGGGAG TTGGTTTTAC CCGAAGGTAG TGCGCTAACC GCAAGGAGGC AGCTAACCAC GGTAGGGTCA GCGACTGGGG TGAAGTCGTA ACAAGGTAGC CGTA

There are twelve differences between the 5' end of this sequence and the partial sequence reported by Wang, E., Y. Li, and W. Chen. 1994. Partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing of Hainan fast-growing rhizobium strain I66 by PCR. Acta Microbiol. Sinica 34:248-252.

Rhizobium leguminosarum

This is a USDA original strain isolated from a pea (Pisum sativum) nodule growing in Rochelle, Il in 1933. The original accession number was 3Hoq18.

Frank, B. (1889). Ueber die Pilzsymbiose der Leguminosen. Ber. Deut. Bot. Ges. 7:332-346.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U29386

Published by: van Berkum,P.B., Beyene,D. and Eardly,B.D. 1996. Phylogenetic relationship among Rhizobium species nodulating the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46, 240-244.

AGAACGAACG CTGGCGGCAG GCTTAACACA TGCAAGTCGA GCGCCCCGCA AGGGGAGCGG CAGACGGGTG AGTAACGCGT GGGAATCTAC CCTTGACTAC GGAATAACGC AGGGAAACTT GTGCTAATAC CGTATGTGTC CTTCGGGAGA AAGATTTATC GGTCAAGGAT GAGCCCGCGT TGGATTAGCT AGTTGGTGGG GTAAAGGCCT ACCAAGGCGA CGATCCATAG CTGGTCTGAG AGGATGATCA GCCACATTGG GACTGAAACA CGGCCCAAAC TCCTACGGGA GGCAGCAGTG GGGAATATTG GACAATGGGC CCCAAGCCTG ATCCAACCAT GCCGCGTGAG TGATGAAGGC CCTAGGGTTG TAAAGCTCTT TCACCGGAGA AGATAATGAC GGTATCCGGA GAAGAAGCCC CGGCTAACTT CGTGCCAGCA GCCGCGGTAA TACGAAGGGG GCTAGCGTTG TTCGGAATTA CTGGGCGTAA AGCGCACGTA GGCGGATCGA TCAGTCAGGG GTGAAATCCC AGGGCTCAAC CCTGGAACTG CCTTTGATAC TGTCGATCTG GAGTATGGAA GAGGTGAGTG GAATTCCGAG TGTAGAGGTG AAATTCGTAG ATATTCGGAG GAACACCAGT GGCGAAGGCG GCTCACTGGT CCATTACTGA CGCTGAGGTG CGAAAGCGTG GGGAGCAAAC AGGATTAGAT ACCCTGGTAG TCCACGCCGT AAACGATGAA TGTTAGCCCG TCGGGCAGTA TACTGTTCGG TGGCGCAGCT AACGCATTAA ACATTCCGCC TGGGGAGTAC GGTCGCAAGA TTAAAACTCA AAGGAATTGA CGGGGGCCCG CACAAGCGGT GGAGCATGTG GTTTAATTCG AAGCAACGCG CAGAACCTTA CCAGCCCTTG ACATGCCCGG CTACTTGCAG AGATGCAAGG TTCCCTTCGG GGACCGGGAC ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTCAGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGC ACGCGAGTGT GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC GGATCAGCAT GCCGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TTTACCCGAA GGTAGTGCGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGCTA ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTA

Rhizobium mongolense

This is a USDA original isolated from a nodule of Medicago ruthenica grown in the greenhouse and which was inoculated with a rhizosphere sample collected in Daqin Valley, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. The isolation date was June 21, 1993.

van Berkum,P., Beyene,D., Bao,G., Campbell,A.T. and Eardly,B.D. 1998. Rhizobium mongolense sp. nov., is one of three rhizobial genotypes identified which nodulate and form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with Medicago ruthenica [(L.) Ledebour]. Int. J. Syst. Bact. (In press).

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U89817

Published by: van Berkum,P., Beyene,D., Bao,G., Campbell,A.T. and Eardly,B.D. Rhizobium mongolense sp. nov., is one of three rhizobial genotypes identified which nodulate and form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with Medicago ruthenica [(L.) Ledebour]. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (In press).

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAACGTACCC TTTACTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATGTGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG TAAGGGATCG GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCCC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGAGAAGA TAATGACGGT ATCCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG GGCTAACTTC GTGCCAGCAG CCGCGGTAAT ACGAAGGGGG CTAGCGTTGT TCGGAATTAC TGGGCGTAAA GCGCACGTAG GCGGACATTT AAGTCAGGGG TGAAATCCCA GAGCTCAACT CTGGAACTGC CTTTGATACT GGGTGTCTGG AGTATGGAAG AGGTGAGTGG AATTCCGAGT GTAGAGGTGA AATTCGTAGA TATTCGGAGG AACACCAGTG GCGAAGGCGG CTCACTGGTC CATTACTGAC GCTGAGGTGC GAAAGCGTGG GGAGCAAACA GGATTAGATA CCCTGGTAGT CCACGCCGCA AACGATGAAT GTTAGCCGTC GGCAAGTTTA CTTGTCGGTG GCGCAGCTAA CGCATTAAAC ATTCCGCCTG GGGAGTACGG TCGCAAGATT AAAACTCAAA GGAATTGACG GGGGCCCGCA CAAGCGGTGG AGCATGTGGT TTAATTCGAA GCAACGCGCA GAACCTTACC AGCCCTTGAC ATGCCCGGCC ACCTACAGAG ATGTAGGGTT CCCTTCGGGG ACCGGGACAC AGGTGCTGCA TGGCTGTCGT CAGCTCGTGT CGTGAGATGT TGGGTTAAGT CCCGCAACGA GCGCAACCCT CGCCCTTAGT TGCCAGCATT CAGTTGGGCA CTCTAAGGGG ACTGCCGGTG ATAACCCGAG AGGAAGGTGG GGATGACGTC AAGTCCTCAT GGCCCTTACG GGCTGGGCTA CACACGTGCT ACAATGGTGG TGACAGTGGG CAGCGAGCAC GCGAGTGTGA GCTAATCTCC AAAAGCCATC TCAGTTCGGA TTGCACTCTC CAACTCGAGT GCATGAAGTT GGAATCGCTA GTAATCGCGG ATCAGCATGC CGCGGTGAAT ACGTTCCCGG GCCTTGTACA CACCGCCCGT CACACCATGG GAGTTGGTTT TACCCGAAGG TAGTGCGCTA ACCGCAAGGA GGCAGCTAAC CACGGTAGGG TCAGCGACTG GGGTGAAGTC GTAACAAGGT A

Rhizobium tropici

Received from Dr. Esperanza Martinez-Romero on March 4, 1992.

Martinez-Romero, E., L. Segovia, F. M. Mercante, A. A. Franco, P. Graham, and M. A. Pardo. (1991). Rhizobium tropici, a novel species nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris L. beans and Leucaena sp. Trees. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 41:417-426.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U89832

Published by: van Berkum,P., Beyene,D., Bao,G., Campbell,A.T. and Eardly,B.D. 1998. Rhizobium mongolense sp. nov., is one of three rhizobial genotypes identified which nodulate and form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with Medicago ruthenica [(L.) Ledebour]. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (In press).

GAGTTTGATC CTGGCTCAGA ACGAACGCTG GCGGCAGGCT TAACACATGC AAGTCGAGCG CCCCGCAAGG GGAGCGGCAG ACGGGTGAGT AACGCGTGGG AATCTACCTT TTGCTATCGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATGTGTCCT TCGGGAGAAA GATTTATCGG CAAGAGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCATC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTATCGGGAG GCAGCAGTGG GGAATATTGG ACAATGGGCG CAAGCCTGAT CCAACCATAC CGCGTGAGTG ATGAAGGCCC TAGGGTTGTA AAGCTCTTTC ACCGGAGAAG ATAATGACGG TATCCGGAGA AGAAGCCCCG GCTAACTTCG TGCCAGCAGC CGCGGTAATA CGAAGGGGGC TAGCGTTGTT CGGAATTACT GGGCGTAAAG CGCACGTAGG CGGATCGATC AGTCAGGGGT GAAATCCCAG GGCTCAACCC TGGAACTGCC TTTGATACTG TCGATCTGGA GTATGGAAGA GGTGAGTGGA ATTCCGAGTG TAGAGGTGAA ATTCGTAGAT ATTCGGAGGA ACACCAGTGG CGAAGGCGGC TCACTGGTCC ATTACTGACG CTGAGGTGCG AAAGCGTGGG GAGCAAACAG GATTAGATAC CCTGGTAGTC CACGCCGTAA ACGATGAATG TTAGCCGTCG GGCAGTATAC TGTTCGGTGG CGCAGCTAAC GCATTAAACA TTCCGCCTGG GGAGTACGGT CGCAAGATTA AAACTCAAAG GAATTGACGG GGGCCCGCAC AAGCGGTGTG GAGCATGTGG TTTAATTCGA AGCAACGCGC AGAACCTTAC CAGCCCTTGA CATCCTGTGT TACCTCTAGA GATAGGGGGT CCACTTCGGT GGCGCAGAGA CAGGTGCTGC ATGGCTGTCG TCAGCTCGTG TCGTGAGTGT TGGGTTAAGT CCCGCAACGA GCGCAACCCT CGCCCTTAGT TGCCAGCATT CAGTTGGCAC TCTAAGGGGA CTGCCGGTGA TAAGCCGAGA GGAAGGTGGG GATGACGTCA AGTCCTCATG GCCCTTACGG GCTGGGCTAC ACACGTGCTA CAATGGTGGT GACAGTGGGC AGCGAGCACG CGAGTGTGAG CTAATCTCCA AAAGCCATCT CAGTTCGGAT TGCACTCTGC AACTCGAGTG CATGAAGTTG GAATCGCTAG TAATCGCGGA TCAGCATGCC GTGGTGAATA CGTTCCCGGG CCTTGTACAC ACCGCCCGTC ACACCATGGG AGTTGGTTTT ACCCGAAGGT AGTGCGCTAA CCGCAAGGAG GCAGATAACC ACGGTAGGGT CAGCGACTGG GGTGAAGTCG TAACAAGGTA GCCGCAGGGG AACCTGCGGC TGGATCACCT CCTT

Mesorhizobium ciceri

Received from Dr. Danielle Prévost on June 13, 1995

Nour, S. M., M. P. Fernandez, P. Normand, and J-C. Cleyet-Marel. (1994). Rhizobium ciceri sp. nov., consisting of strains that nodulate chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44:511-522.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = U07934

Published by: Nour,S., Cleyet-Marel,J., Normand,P. and Fernandez,M. 1995. Genomic heterogeneity of strains nodulating chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and description of Rhizobium mediterraneum, sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:640-648.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC ATCTCTACGG AACAACTCCG GGAAACTGGA GCTAATACCG TATACGTCCT TCGGGAGAAA GATTTATCGG AGATGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AATGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGNCGA AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA ACGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGTAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATTGTTAA GTTAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGG NCTCAACCCT GGAACTGCCT TTAATACTGG CAATCTCGAG TCCGAGAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGCTCG GTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CTATGAGAGC TAGCCGTCGG CAAGTTTACT TGTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAGCTC TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CCCTTGACAT CCCGGTCGCG GTTTCCAGAG ATGGATACCT TCAGTTCGGC TGGACCGGTG ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTAAGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGA CCGCGAGGTC GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAACCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC GGATCAGCAT GCCGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TTTACCCGAA GGCGCTGTGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGGCG ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTA

Mesorhizobium huakuii

Received from Dr. EnTao Wang on April 12, 1993.

Chen, W. X., G. S. Li, Y. L. Qi, E. T. Wang, H. L. Yuan, and J. L. Li. (1991). Rhizobium huakuii sp. nov. isolated from root nodules of Astragalus sinicus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 41:275-280.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = D13431

Published by: Sawada,H., Ieki,H., Oyaizu,H. and Matsumoto,S. 1993. Proposal for rejection of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and revised descriptions for the genus Agrobacterium and for Agrobacterium rhizobacter and Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43, 694-702.

GAACGAACGC TGGCGGCAGG CTTAACACAT GCAAGTCGAG CGCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC ATCTCTACGG AACAACTCCG GGAAACTGGA GCTAATACCG TATACGTCCT TCGGGAGAAA GATTTATCGG AGATGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AATGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACACTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAGACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA ACGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGTAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATACTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCGGG GCTCAACCCC GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGG GTATCTCGAG TCCGGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCCG GTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGGAAGC TAGCCGTTGG CAAGTTTACT TGTCGGTGGC GCACGTAACG CATTAAGCTT GCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCTG CCCTTGACAT CCCGGTCGCG GTTTCCAGAG ATGGATTCCT TTCAGTTCGG CTGGACCGGT GACAGGTGCT GCATGGCTGT CGTCAGCTCG TGTCGTGAGA TGTTGGGTTA AGTCCCGCAA CGAGCGCAAC CCTCGCCCTT AGTTGCCAGC ATTCAGTTGG GCACTCTAAG GGGACTGCCG GTGATAAGCC GAGAGGAAGG TGGGGATGAC GTCAAGTCCT CATGGCCCTT ACGGGCTGGG CTACACACGT GCTACAATGG TGGTGACAGT GGGCAGCGAG ACCGCGAGGT CGAGCTAATC TCCAAAAGCC ATCTCAGTTC GGATTGCACT CTGCAACTCG AGTGCATGAA GTTGGAATCG CTAGTAATCG CGGATCAGCA TGCCGCGGTG AATACGTTCC CGGGCCTTGT ACACACCGCC CGTCACACCA TGGGAGTTGG TTTTACCCGA AGGCGCTGTG CTAACCGCAA GGAGGCAGGC GACCACGGTA GGGTCAGCGA CTGGGGTGAA GTCGTAACAA GGTAGCCGTA GGGGAACCTG CGG

Mesorhizobium loti

This strain was received from the American Type Culture Collection in December, 1983

Jarvis, B. D. W., C. E. Pankhurst, and J. J. Patel. (1982). Rhizobium loti, a new species of legume root nodule bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 32:378-380.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = X67229

Published by: Willems,A., Gillis,M. and Collins,M.D. 1993. Phylogenetic analysis of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria based on 16S rRNA gene sequences Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43, 305-313.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCTCGCAAG AGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC ATCTCTACGG AACAACTCCG GGAAACTGGA GCTAATACCG TATACGTCCT TCGGGAGAAA GATTTATCGG AGATGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AATGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGA AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA ACGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGTAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATTGTTAA GTTAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGG GCTCAACCCT GGAACTGCCT TTAATACTGG CAATCTCGAG TCCGAGAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTNCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGCTCG GTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CTATGAGAGC TAGCCGTCGG CAAGTTTACT TGTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAGCTC TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CCCTTGACAT CCCGGTCGCG GTTTCCAGAG ATGGATTCCT TCAGTTCGGC TGGACCGGTG ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTAAGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGA CCGCGAGGTC GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC GGATCAGCAT GCCGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TTTACCCGAA GGCGCTGTGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGGCG ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTAGCCGTAG GGGAACC

Mesorhizobium mediterraneum

Received from Dr. Ruiz Argüeso on December 15, 1995

Nour, S. M., J-C. Cleyet-Marel, P. Normand, and M. P. Fernandez (1995). Genomic heterogeneity of strains nodulating chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) and description of Rhizobium mediterraneum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:640-648.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = L38825

Published by: Nour, S. M., J-C. Cleyet-Marel, P. Normand, and M. P. Fernandez (1995). Genomic heterogeneity of strains nodulating chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) and description of Rhizobium mediterraneum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:640-648.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC ATCTCTACGG AACAACTCCG GGAAACTGGA GCTAATACCG TATACGTCCT TCGGGAGAAA GATTTATCGG AGATGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AATGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA ACGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGTAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATATTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCGGG CCTCAACCCC GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGG GTATCTCGAG TCCGAGAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGCTCG GTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGGAAGC TAGCCGTTGG CAAGTTTACT TGTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAGCTT CCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CCCTTGACAT CCCGGTCGCG GTCTCCAGAG ATGGAGACCT TCAGTTCGGC TGGACCGGTG ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTCAGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGA CCGCGAGGTC GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC GGATCAGCAT GCCGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TTTACCCGAA GGCGCTGTGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGGCG ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTA

Mesorhizobium tianshanenese

Received from Dr. EnTao Wang on September 20, 1995

Chen, W. X., E. T. WanG, S. WanG, Y. Li, X. Chen, and Y. Li. (1995). Characteristics of Rhizobium tianshanense sp. nov., a moderately and slowly growing root nodule bacterium isolated from an arid saline environment in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:153-159.

16s rRNA gene sequence determined by Peter van Berkum (as yet not submitted to GenBank)

GAGTTTGATC CTGGCTCAGA ACGAACGCTG GCGGCAGGCT TAACACATGC AAGTCGAGCG CCCCGCAAGG GGAGCGGCAG ACGGGTGAGT AACGCGTGGG AATCTACCCA TCTCTACGGA GCAACTCCGG GAAACTGGAG CTAATACCGT ATACGTCCTT CGGGAGAAAG ATTTATCGGA GATGGATGAG CCCGCGTTGG ATTAGCTAGT TGGTGGGGTA ATGGCCTACC AAGGCGACGA TCCATAGCTG GTCTGAGAGG ATGATCAGCC ACATTGGGAC TGAGACACGG CCCAAACTCC TACGGGAGGC AGCAGTGGGG AATATTGGAC AATGGGCGAA AGCCTGATCC AGCCATGCCG CGTGAGTGAT GAAGGCCCTA GGGTTGTAAA GCTCTTTCAA CGGTGAAGAT AATGACGGTA ACCGTAGAAG AAGCCCCGGC TAACTTCGTG CCAGCAGCCG CGGTAATACG AAGGGGGCTA GCGTTGTTCG GAATTACTGG GCGTAAAGCG CACGTAGGCG GATATTTAAG TCAGGGGTGA AATCCCGGGG CTCAACCCCG GAACTGCCTT TGATACTGGG TATCTCGAGT CCGAGAGAGG TGAGTGGAAT TCCGAGTGTA GAGGTGAAAT TCGTAGATAT TCGGAGGAAC ACCAGTGGCG AAGGCGGCTC ACTGGCTCGG TACTGACGCT GAGGTGCGAA AGCGTGGGGA GCAAACAGGA TTAGATACCC TGGTAGTCCA CGCCGTAAAC GATGGAAGCT AGCCGTTGGC AAGTTTACTT GTCGGTGGCG CAGCTAACGC ATTAAGCTTC CCGCCTGGGG AGTACGGTCG CAAGATTAAA ACTCAAAGGA ATTGACGGGG GCCCGCACAA GCGGTGGAGC ATGTGGTTTA ATTCGAAGCA ACGCGCAGAA CCTTACCAGC CCTTGACATC CCGGTCGCGG TTTCCAGAGA TGGATTCCTT CAGTTCGGCT GGACCGGTGA CAGGTGCTGC ATGGCTGTCG TCAGCTCGTG TCGTGAGATG TTGGGTTAAG TCCCGCAACG AGCGCAACCC TCGCCCTTAG TTGCCAGCAT TAAGTTGGGC ACTCTAAGGG GACTGCCGGT GATAAGCCGA GAGGAAGGTG GGGATGACGT CAAGTCCTCA TGGCCCTTAC GGGCTGGGCT ACACACGTGC TACAATGGTG GTGACAGTGG GCAGCGAGAC CGCGAGGTCG AGCTAATCTC CAAAAGCCAT CTCAGTTCGG ATTGCACTCT GCAACTCGAG TGCATGAAGT TGGAATCGCT AGTAATCGCG GATCAGCATG CCGCGGTGAA TACGTTCCCG GGCCTTGTAC ACACCGCCCG TCACACCATG GGAGTTGGTT TTACCCGAAG GCGCTGTGCT AACCGCAAGG AGGCAGGCGA CCACGGTAGG GTCAGCGACT GGGGTGAAGT CGTAACAAGG TAGCCGTAGG GGAACCTGCG GCTGGATCAC CTCCTT

Another 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence was published (accession U71079) by Tan, Z., X. Xu, E. Wang, J. Gao, E. Martinez-Romero, and W. Chen. 1997. Phylogenetic and genetic relationships of Mesorhizobium tianshanense and related rhizobia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47:874-879. However, the 5' end of this sequence and the partial sequence (accession S74904) reported by Chen, W., E. Wang, S. Wang, Y. Li, X. Chen, and Y. Li. 1995. Characteristics of Rhizobium tianshanense sp. nov., a moderately and slowly- growing root nodule bacterium isolated from an arid saline environment in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:153-159 differ by six nucleotides. Also, this reported sequence (U71079) differs from the above sequence.

Sinorhizobium fredii

This is a USDA original isolated from a soybean nodule collected in Chengou, Honan Province, the People's Republic of China. The nodule was collected by W. Fehr and K. Hinson in 1979 and the isolation was made in our laboratory by Sheila May in 1980.

Scholla, M. H. and G. H. Elkan (1984). Rhizobium fredii sp. nov., a fast-growing species that effectively nodulates soybeans. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 34:484-486.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = X67231

Published by: Willems,A., Gillis,M. and Collins,M.D. 1993. Phylogenetic analysis of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43, 305-313.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC TTTTCTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATGAGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG GAAAGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGACATTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCGGG GCTCAACCCC GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGG GTGTCTAGAG TCCGGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCCG GTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG GCAGTTTACT GTTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CCCTTGACAT CCCGATCGCG GATACGAGAG ATCGTATCCT TCAGTTCGGC TGGATCGGAG ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTTAGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGA CCGCGAGGTC GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC AGATCAGCAT GCTGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TCTACCCGAA GGTAGTGCGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGCTA ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTAGCCGTAG GGGAACC

Sinorhizobium medicae

Received from Dr. Jean-Claude Cleyet-Marel on February 28, 1997.

Rome, S., M. Fernandez, B. Brunel, P. Normand, J-C. Cleyet-Marel (1996). Sinorhizobium medicae sp. nov., isolated from annual Medicago spp. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46:972-980.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = L39882

Published by: Rome,S., Fernandez,M.P., Brunel,B., Normand,P. and Cleyet-Marel,J.C. 1996. Sinorhizobium medicae sp. nov., isolated from annual Medicago spp. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46, 972-980.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC TTTTCTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATAAGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG GAAAGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATTGTTAA GTGAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGG GCTCAACCCT GGAACTGCCT TTCATACTGG CAATCTAGAG TCCAGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCTG GTACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG GCAGTTTACT GTTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CCCTTGACAT CCCGATCGCG GATAGGAGAG ATCCTATCCT TCAGTTCGGC TGGATCGGAG ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCGCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTCAGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGA CCGCGAGGTC GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC AGATCAGCAT GCTGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TCTACCCGAA GGTAGTGCGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGCTA ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTA

Sinorhizobium meliloti

This is a USDA original strain which was isolated from an alfalfa (Medicago sativa) nodule from a plant growing at Arlington farm in 1919. The original accession number is 3DOa2 and the strain was entered in the original collection as strain 331.

Dangeard, P. A. (1926). Recherches sur les tubercles radicaux des Légumineuses. Botaniste (Paris) 16:1-275.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = X67222

Published by: Willems,A., Gillis,M. and Collins,M.D. 1993. Phylogenetic analysis of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43, 305-313.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCCCCGCAAG GGGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC TTTTCTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATGAGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG GAAAGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGATTGTTAA GTGAGGGGTG AAATCCCAGG GCTCAACCCT GGAACTGCCT TTCATACTGG CAATCTAGAG TCCAGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCTG GAACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG GCAGTTTACT GTTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCGCACAA GCGGTGGAGC ATGTGGTTTA ATTCGAAGCA ACGCGCAGAA CCTTACCAGC CCTTGACATC CCGATCGCGG ATACGAGAGA TCGTATCCTT CAGTTCGGCT GGATCGGAGA CAGGTGCTGC ATGGCTGTCG TCAGCTCGTG TCGTGAGATG TTGGGTTAAG TCCCGCAACG AGCGCAACCC TCGCCCTTAG TTGCCAGCAT TCAGTTGGGC ACTCTAAGGG GACTGCCGGT GATAAGCCGA GAGGAAGGTG GGGATGACGT CAAGTCCTCA TGGCCCTTAC GGGCTGGGCT ACACACGTGC TACAATGGTG GTGACAGTGG GCAGCGAGAC CGCGAGGTCG AGCTAATCTC CAAAAGCCAT CTCAGTTCGG ATTGCACTCT GCAACTCGAG TGCATGAAGT TGGAATCGCT AGTAATCGCA GATCAGCATG CTGCGGTGAA TACGTTCCCG GGCCTTGTAC ACACCGCCCG TCACACCATG GGAGTTGGTT CTACCCGAAG GTAGTGCGCT AACCGCAAGG AGGCAGCTAA CCACGGTAGG GTCAGCGACT GGGGTGAAGT CGTAACAAGG TAGCCGTAGG GGAACC

Sinorhizobium saheli

Received from Dr. Bernard Dreyfus on Febrary 23, 1995.

De Lajudie, P., A, Willems, B. Pot, D. Dewettinck, G. Maestrojuan, M. Neyra, M. D. Collins, B. Dreyfus, K. Kersters, and M. Gillis. (1994). Polyphasic taxonomy of rhizobia: emendation of the genus Sinorhizobium and description of Sinorhizobium meliloti comb. nov., Sinorhizobium saheli sp. nov., and Sinorhizobium teranga sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44:715-733.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = X68390

Published by: de Lajudie, P., Willems,A., Pot,B., Dewettinck,D., Maestrojuan,G., Neyra,M., Collins,M.D., Dreyfus,B., Kersters,K. and Gillis,M. 1994. Polyphasic taxomomy of Rhizobia:emendation of the genus Sinorhizobium and description of S. meliloti comb nov., S.saheli sp. nov., S. teranga sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44, 715-733.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCGTGGCAAT ACGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC TTTTCTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATGAGCCCT TCGGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG GAAAGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGACATTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCGGG GCTCAACCCC GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGG GTGTCTAGAG TCCGGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCCG GAACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTACTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG GCAGTTTACT GTTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCCGCACA AGCGGTGGAG CATGTGGTTT AATTCGAAGC AACGCGCAGA ACCTTACCAG CCCTTGACAT CCCGGTCGCG GATACGAGAG ATCGTATTCT TCAGTTCGGC TGGACCGGAG ACAGGTGCTG CATGGCTGTC GTCAGCTCGT GTCGTGAGAT GTTGGGTTAA GTCCCGCAAC GAGCGCAACC CTCnCCCTTA GTTGCCAGCA TTTGGTTGGG CACTCTAAGG GGACTGCCGG TGATAAGCCG AGAGGAAGGT GGGGATGACG TCAAGTCCTC ATGGCCCTTA CGGGCTGGGC TACACACGTG CTACAATGGT GGTGACAGTG GGCAGCGAGA CCGCGAGGTC GAGCTAATCT CCAAAAGCCA TCTCAGTTCG GATTGCACTC TGCAACTCGA GTGCATGAAG TTGGAATCGC TAGTAATCGC AGATCAGCAT GCTGCGGTGA ATACGTTCCC GGGCCTTGTA CACACCGCCC GTCACACCAT GGGAGTTGGT TCTACCCGAA GGTAGTGCGC TAACCGCAAG GAGGCAGCTA ACCACGGTAG GGTCAGCGAC TGGGGTGAAG TCGTAACAAG GTAGCCGTAG GGGAACC

Sinorhizobium terangae

Received from Dr. Bernard Dreyfus on Febrary 23, 1995.

16S rRNA gene sequence GenBank ACCESSION = X68387

Published by: de Lajudie, P., Willems,A., Pot,B., Dewettinck,D., Maestrojuan,G., Neyra,M., Collins,M.D., Dreyfus,B., Kersters,K. and Gillis,M. 1994. Polyphasic taxomomy of Rhizobia:emendation of the genus Sinorhizobium and description of S. meliloti comb nov., S.saheli sp. nov., S. teranga sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 44, 715-733.

AACGAACGCT GGCGGCAGGC TTAACACATG CAAGTCGAGC GCGTAGCAAT ACGAGCGGCA GACGGGTGAG TAACGCGTGG GAATCTACCC TTTTCTACGG AATAACGCAG GGAAACTTGT GCTAATACCG TATACGCCCT TTTGGGGAAA GATTTATCGG AGAAGGATGA GCCCGCGTTG GATTAGCTAG TTGGTGGGGT AAAGGCCTAC CAAGGCGACG ATCCATAGCT GGTCTGAGAG GATGATCAGC CACATTGGGA CTGAGACACG GCCCAAACTC CTACGGGAGG CAGCAGTGGG GAATATTGGA CAATGGGCGC AAGCCTGATC CAGCCATGCC GCGTGAGTGA TGAAGGCCCT AGGGTTGTAA AGCTCTTTCA CCGGTGAAGA TAATGACGGT AACCGGAGAA GAAGCCCCGG CTAACTTCGT GCCAGCAGCC GCGGTAATAC GAAGGGGGCT AGCGTTGTTC GGAATTACTG GGCGTAAAGC GCACGTAGGC GGACATTTAA GTCAGGGGTG AAATCCCGGG GCTCAACCCC GGAACTGCCT TTGATACTGG GTGTCTAGAG TCCGGAAGAG GTGAGTGGAA TTCCGAGTGT AGAGGTGAAA TTCGTAGATA TTCGGAGGAA CACCAGTGGC GAAGGCGGCT CACTGGTCCG GAACTGACGC TGAGGTGCGA AAGCGTGGGG AGCAAACAGG ATTAGATACC CTGGTAGTCC ACGCCGTAAA CGATGAATGT TAGCCGTCGG GCAGTCTACT GTTCGGTGGC GCAGCTAACG CATTAAACAT TCCGCCTGGG GAGTACGGTC GCAAGATTAA AACTCAAAGG AATTGACGGG GGCCGCACAA GCGGTGGAGC ATGTGGTTTA ATTCGAAGCA ACGCGCAGAA CCTTACCAGC CCTTGACATC CCGGTCGCGG ATTACAGAGA TGTTTTCCTT CAGTTCGGCT GGACCGGAGA CAGGTGCTGC ATGGCTGTCG TCAGCTCGTG TCGTGAGATG TTGGGTTAAG TCCCGCAACG AGCGCAACCC TCGCCCTTAG TTGCCAGCAT TTGGTTGGGC ACTCTAAGGG GACTGCCGGT GATAAGCCGA GAGGAAGGTG GGGATGACGT CAAGTCCTCA TGGCCCTTAC GGGCTGGGCT ACACACGTGC TACAATGGTG GTGACAGTGG GCAGCGAGAC CGCGAGGTCG AGCTAATCTC CAAAAGCCAT CTCAGTTCGG ATTGCACTCT GCAACTCGAG TGCATGAAGT TGGAATCGCT AGTAATCGCA GATCAGCATG CTGCGGTGAA TACGTTCCCG GGCCTTGTAC ACACCGCCCG TCACACCATG GGAGTTGGTT CTACCCGAAG GTAGTGCGCT AACCGCAAGG AGGCAGCTAA CCACGGTAGG GTCAGCGACT GGGGTGAAGT CGTAACAAGG TAGCCGTAGG GGAACC

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