Research Article

traG Gene Is Conserved across Mesorhizobium spp. Able to Nodulate the Same Host Plant and Expressed in Response to Root Exudates

Table 1

Rhizobia strains used in the present study.

SpeciesStrains/IsolatesHost plant NCBI Accession numberJGI Bioproject ID NCBI Genome
nodDnifAtraG16S rRNA

Bradyrhizobium elkaniiWSM2783Lotononis carinataPRJNA163061
Bradyrhizobium elkaniiUSDA94Glycine maxPRJNA165317
Ensifer meliloti5A14Medicago sativaPRJNA167593
Ensifer melilotiC0438LLMedicago sativaPRJNA47287
Mesorhizobium australicumWSM2073Biserrula pelecinusPRJNA47287
Mesorhizobium ciceri bv. biserrulaeWSM1271Biserrula pelecinusPRJNA48991
Mesorhizobium ciceri CMG6Cicer arietinumPRJNA182744
Mesorhizobium ciceriUPM-Ca7Cicer arietinum KT966794 KT966812KT966830DQ444456NA
Mesorhizobium ciceriWSM4083Bituminaria bituminosaPRJNA78191
Mesorhizobium ciceri LMS-1Cicer arietinum KT966809 KT966811KT966829JQ033929PRJNA507072
Mesorhizobium ciceriCC1192Cicer arietinumPRJNA317272
Mesorhizobium japonicumMAFF303099Lotus spp.PRJNA18
Mesorhizobium japonicumR7ALotus spp.PRJNA74389
Mesorhizobium lotiCJ3symLotus spp.PRJNA165305
Mesorhizobium lotiNZP2037Lotus spp.PRJNA81803
Mesorhizobium lotiR88bLotus spp.PRJNA76961
Mesorhizobium mediterraneumUPM-Ca36Cicer arietinum KT966810 KT966813KT966831L38825NZ_NPKI00000000
Mesorhizobium metalliduransSTM 2683Anthyllis vulnerariaPRJEB1501
Mesorhizobium muleienseCGMCC 1.11022Cicer arietinumPRJNA329780
Mesorhizobium opportunistumWSM2075Biserrula pelecinusPRJNA33861
Mesorhizobium sp.29Cicer arietinum KT966796 KT966814KT966832AY225384NA
Mesorhizobium sp.64bCicer arietinum KT966797 KT966815KT966833AY225385NA
Mesorhizobium sp.BR-15Cicer arietinum KT966798 KT966816KT966834EU652125NA
Mesorhizobium sp.EE-7Cicer arietinum KT966799 KT966817KT966835AY225397NA
Mesorhizobium sp.EE-12Cicer arietinum KT966800 KT966818KT966836AY225398NA
Mesorhizobium sp.G-55Cicer arietinum KT966801 KT966819KT966837EU652149NA
Mesorhizobium sp.PII-3Cicer arietinum KT966802 KT966820KT966838EU652106NA
Mesorhizobium sp.PMI-6Cicer arietinum KT966795 KT966821KT966839EU652121NA
Mesorhizobium sp.S-1Cicer arietinum KT966803 KT966822KT966840EU652169NA
Mesorhizobium sp.S-8Cicer arietinum KT966793 KT966823KT966841EU652116NA
Mesorhizobium sp.SL-9Cicer arietinum KT966804 KT966824KT966842JN191663NA
Mesorhizobium sp.ST-2Cicer arietinum KT966805 KT966825KT966843AY225401NA
Mesorhizobium sp.STR-2Cicer arietinum KT966806 KT966826KT966844EU652117NA
Mesorhizobium sp.STR-14Cicer arietinum KT966807 KT966827KT966845EU652118NA
Mesorhizobium sp.V-15bCicer arietinum KT966808KT966828KT966846EF504315NA

Bioproject ID was retrieved from JGI database [24] and NCBI accession numbers for sequences resulting from this study are shown in bold. NA, not available.