Draft Genome Sequence of the Nitrogen-Fixing Type Strain IS123 Focusing on the Key Genes for Symbiosis with its Host L.

The prominent feature of rhizobia is their molecular dialogue with plant hosts. Such interaction is enabled by the presence of a series of symbiotic genes encoding for the synthesis and export of signals triggering organogenetic and physiological responses in the plant. The genome of the type strain IS123 nodulating the legume , was sequenced and resulted in 317 scaffolds for a total assembled size of 7,889,576 bp.