Genome sequence of Ensifer sp. TW10; a Tephrosia wallichii (Biyani) microsymbiont native to the Indian Thar Desert

Tak, N., Gehlot, H.S, Kaushik, M., Choudhary, S., Tiwari, R.ORCID: 0000-0003-3354-770X, Tian, R., Hill, Y.ORCID: 0000-0001-5810-7845, Bräu, L., Goodwin, L., Han, J., Liolios, K., Huntemann, M., Palaniappan, K., Pati, A., Mavromatis, K., Ivanova, N., Markowitz, V., Woyke, T., Kyrpides, N and Reeve, W. (2013) Genome sequence of Ensifer sp. TW10; a Tephrosia wallichii (Biyani) microsymbiont native to the Indian Thar Desert. Standards in Genomic Sciences, 9 (2). pp. 304-314.

Abstract

Ensifer sp. TW10 is a novel N2-fixing bacterium isolated from a root nodule of the perennial legume Tephrosia wallichii Graham (known locally as Biyani) found in the Great Indian (or Thar) desert, a large arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. Strain TW10 is a Gram-negative, rod shaped, aerobic, motile, non-spore forming, species of root nodule bacteria (RNB) that promiscuously nodulates legumes in Thar Desert alkaline soil. It is fast growing, acid-producing, and tolerates up to 2% NaCl and capable of growth at 40°C. In this report we describe for the first time the primary features of this Thar Desert soil saprophyte together with genome sequence information and annotation. The 6,802,256 bp genome has a GC content of 62% and is arranged into 57 scaffolds containing 6,470 protein-coding genes, 73 RNA genes and a single rRNA operon. This genome is one of 100 RNB genomes sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute 2010 Genomic Encyclopedia for Bacteria and Archaea-Root Nodule Bacteria (GEBA-RNB) project.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	Centre for Rhizobium Studies
Publisher:	Genomic Standards Consortium
Copyright:	© Tak et al. 2013
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/20319

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