Genome sequence of the Listia angolensis microsymbiont Microvirga lotononidis strain WSM3557ᵀ

Authors

Wayne Reeve, Murdoch University
Julie Kaye Ardley, Murdoch UniversityFollow
Rui Tian, Murdoch University
Sofie E. De Meyer, Murdoch University
Jason Terpolilli, Murdoch University
Vanessa Melino, Murdoch University
Ravi P. Tiwari, Murdoch University
Ronald J. Yates, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Graham William O'Hara, Murdoch UniversityFollow
John Gregory Howieson, Murdoch UniversityFollow
Mohamed Ninawi, Murdoch University
Xiaojing Zhang, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
David Bruce, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Chris Detter, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Roxanne Tapia, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Cliff Han, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Chia-Lin Wei, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Marcel Huntemann, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
James Han, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
I-Min Chen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Konstantinos Mavromatis, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Victor Markowitz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Ernest Szeto, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Natalia Ivanova, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Ioanna Pagani, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Amrita Pati, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Lynne Goodwin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Tanja Woyke, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA
Nikos Kyrpides, DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-15-2014

Journal Title

Standards in Genomic Sciences

ISSN

1944-3277

Keywords

root-nodule bacteria, nitrogen fixation, symbiotic specificity, Alphaproteobacteria

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Plant Breeding and Genetics

Abstract

Microvirga lotononidis is a recently described species of root-nodule bacteria that is an effective nitrogen- (N2) fixing microsymbiont of the symbiotically specific African legume Listia angolensis (Welw. ex Bak.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr. M. lotononidis possesses several properties that are unusual in root-nodule bacteria, including pigmentation and the ability to grow at temperatures of up to 45°C. Strain WSM3557T is an aerobic, motile, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rod isolated from a L. angolensis root nodule collected in Chipata, Zambia in 1963. This is the first report of a complete genome sequence for the genus Microvirga. Here we describe the features of Microvirga lotononidis strain WSM3557T, together with genome sequence information and annotation. The 7,082,538 high-quality-draft genome is arranged in 18 scaffolds of 104 contigs, contains 6,956 protein-coding genes and 84 RNA-only encoding genes, and is one of 20 rhizobial genomes sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute 2010 Community Sequencing Program.

Recommended Citation

Reeve, W., Ardley, J., Tian, R. et al. Genome sequence of the Listia angolensis microsymbiont Microvirga lotononidis strain WSM3557T. Stand in Genomic Sci 9, 540–550 (2014). https://doi.org/10.4056/sigs.4548266