Genomic analysis of Agrobacterium radiobacter DSM 30147T and emended description of A. radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Sawada et al. 1993. Issue 3 (November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Linshuang; Li, Xiangyang; Zhang, Feng; Wang, Gejiao
• Is Part Of: Standards in genomic sciences. Volume 9:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 574
• Page End: 584
• Publication Date: 2014-11
• Subjects: Agrobacterium radiobacter -- non-phytopathogenic Agrobacterium -- genome sequence -- comparative genomics -- emended species description; Genomics -- Periodicals; Genomics -- Periodicals; Genomics; Periodicals; 572.8605
• DOI: 10.4056/sigs.4688352
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1944-3277

Abstract

Abstract Agrobacterium radiobacter is the only known non-phytopathogenic species inAgrobacterium genus. In this study, the whole-genome sequence ofA. radiobacter type strain DSM 30147T was described and compared to the other availableAgrobacterium genomes. This bacterium has a genome size of 7, 122, 065 bp distributed in 612 contigs, including 6, 834 protein-coding genes and 41 RNA genes. It harbors a circular chromosome and a linear chromosome but not a tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a genome from theA. radiobacter species. In addition, an emended description ofA. radiobacter is described. This study reveals information that enhances the current understanding of its non-phytopathogenicity and its phylogenetic position withinAgrobacterium genus.