Phylogeny and distribution of extra-slow-growing Bradyrhizobium japonicum harboring high copy numbers of RSalpha, RSbeta and IS1631.
Phylogeny and distribution of extra-slow-growing Bradyrhizobium japonicum harboring high copy numbers of RSalpha, RSbeta and IS1631.
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10.1016/s0168-6496(03)00009-6
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发表时间:
2003-05
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4.2
通讯作者:
R. Sameshima;Tsuyoshi Isawa;M. Sadowsky;T. Hamada;H. Kasai;A. Shutsrirung;H. Mitsui;K. Minamisawa
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R. Sameshima;Tsuyoshi Isawa;M. Sadowsky;T. Hamada;H. Kasai;A. Shutsrirung;H. Mitsui;K. Minamisawa
We previously reported that extra-slow-growingBradyrhizobium japonicumisolates obtained from three field sites in Japan, designated as HRS (highly reiterated sequence-possessing) strains, have high copy numbers of the insertion sequences RSα and RSβ. When strain collections in the USA, Japan, Korea, Thailand and China were examined by Southern hybridization using RSα, RSβ and IS1631as probes, HRS strains were found in the Japanese, Chinese, and American collections, but not in the Korean and Thai ones. Copy number analyses of RSα and RSβ, calibrated with the copy number ofrrs(16S rRNA gene), indicated that the HRS stains can be divided into two major groups. Group A is comprised of members with a high copy number of RSα (mean±S.D., 139±27), a low number of RSβ (mean±S.D., 30±13) sequences, and extremely slow growth rates (mean doubling time±S.D., 27±9 h). In contrast, group B is comprised of strains with a high copy number of RSβ (mean±S.D., 93±6) and a lower number of RSα. These groupings of HRS strains were well correlated with phylogenetic clusters based onrrs,gyrBand serogroups (110/122 and 123/135). Growth rate ofB. japonicumstrains was also correlated exclusively with RSα copy number. The ecological, evolutionary and biotechnological implications of the findings are discussed.