Multilocus sequence analysis supports the taxonomic position of symbionts based on DNA–DNA hybridization Free

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In this study, the phylogenetic relationship and taxonomic status of six strains, representing different phenons and genomic groups of symbionts, originating from Poland, were established by comparative analysis of five concatenated housekeeping gene sequences (, , , and ), DNA–DNA hybridization and total DNA G+C content. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis of combined , , , and sequence data placed the studied bacteria into the clade comprising the genus . In the core gene phylograms, four nodule isolates (AG1, AG7, AG15 and AG27) formed a cluster common with , whereas the two other symbionts (AG17 and AG22) were grouped together with and . The species position of the studied bacteria was clarified by DNA–DNA hybridization. The DNA–DNA relatedness between isolates AG1, AG7, AG15 and AG27 and reference strain USDA 3383 was 76.4–84.2 %, and all these nodulators were defined as members of the genomospecies . DNA–DNA relatedness for isolates AG17 and AG22 and the reference strain ICMP 15022 was 77.5 and 80.1 %, respectively. We propose that the nodule isolates AG17 and AG22 belong to the genomic species . Additionally, it was found that the total DNA G+C content of the six test symbionts was 59.4–62.1 mol%, within the range for species of the genus .

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