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Complete Genome Sequence of the Broad-Host-Range Strain Sinorhizobium fredii USDA257

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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
Volume 194, Issue 16, Pages 4483-4483

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00966-12

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  1. GenoMik-Plus initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]

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Here we announce the complete genome sequence of the symbiotic and nitrogen-fixing bacterium Sinorhizobium fredii USDA257. The genome shares a high degree of sequence similarity with the closely related broad-host-range strains S. fredii NGR234 and HH103. Most strikingly, the USDA257 genome encodes a wealth of secretory systems.

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