The use of transposon insertion sequencing to interrogate the core functional genome of the legume symbiont Rhizobium leguminosarum.

The free-living legume symbiont Rhizobium leguminosarum is of significant economic value because of its ability to provide fixed nitrogen to globally important leguminous food crops, such as peas and lentils. Discovery based research into the genetics and physiology of R. leguminosarum provides the...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J Perry, Christopher Karl Yost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01873/full