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sp. nov., a symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacterium from root nodules of soybeans in Canada Open Access

Abstract

Sixteen strains of symbiotic bacteria from root nodules of grown in Ottawa, Canada, were previously characterized and placed in a novel group within the genus . To verify their taxonomic status, these strains were further characterized using a polyphasic approach. All strains possessed identical 16S rRNA gene sequences that were 99.79 % similar to the closest relative, LMG 18230. Phylogenetic analysis of concatenated and genes divided the 16 strains into three multilocus sequence types that were placed in a highly supported lineage distinct from named species of the genus consistent with results of DNA–DNA hybridization. Based on analysis of symbiosis gene sequences ( and ), all novel strains were placed in a phylogenetic group with five species of the genus that nodulate soybeans. The combination of phenotypic characteristics from several tests including carbon and nitrogen source utilization and antibiotic resistance could be used to differentiate representative strains from recognized species of the genus . Novel strain OO99 elicits effective nodules on , and , partially effective nodules on and , and ineffective nodules on and . Based on the data presented, we conclude that our strains represent a novel species for which the name Bradyrhizobium sp. nov. is proposed, with OO99 ( = LMG 26739 = HAMBI 3284) as the type strain. The DNA G+C content is 62.6 mol%.

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This study was supported by the:
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Award 1800)
  • Chinese Scholarship Council
© 2014 Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by the Minister of AAFC
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