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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2025

Closed genomes of commercial inoculant rhizobia provide a blueprint for management of legume inoculation.

MacLean G Kohlmeier, Graham W O'Hara, Joshua P Ramsay, Jason J Terpolilli

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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MacLean G KohlmeierLegume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1675-1178
Graham W O'HaraLegume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4184-8767
Joshua P RamsayCurtin Medical School, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1301-7077
Jason J TerpolilliLegume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4306-3346

Funding

Australian Research Council Future Fellowship FT170100235Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) UMU1810-001RTX, UMU1901-002RTX
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhizobia are soil bacteria capable of establishing symbiosis within legume root nodules, where they reduce atmospheric N IMPORTANCE: Inoculation of cultivated legumes with exotic rhizobia is integral to Australian agriculture in soils lacking compatible rhizobia. The Australian inoculant program supplies phenotypically characterized high-performing strains for farmers but in most cases, little is known about the genomes of these rhizobia. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of symbiosis genes from inoculant strains to native non-symbiotic rhizobia frequently occurs in Australian soils and can impact the long-term stability and efficacy of legume inoculation. Here, we present the analysis of reference-quality genomes for 42 Australian commercial rhizobial inoculants. We verify and classify the genetics, genome architecture, and taxonomy of these organisms. Importantly, these genome sequences will facilitate the accurate strain identification and monitoring of inoculants in soils and plant nodules, as well as enable detection of horizontal gene transfer to native rhizobia, thus ensuring the efficacy and integrity of Australia's legume inoculation program.

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Agricultural InoculantsFabaceaeGenome, BacterialRhizobiaceaeRhizobiumAustraliaPhylogenyRoot Nodules, PlantSoil MicrobiologySymbiosisDNA sequencinggenomicshorizontal gene transferinoculantslegumesymbiosis

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PMID39791879
PMCPMC11837538

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