1Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov Str. 32, Moscow 119991, Russia 2Cancer Research Center Lyon, INSERM U1052 and CNRS 5286, Lyon University, 69003 Lyon, France 3DevWeCan Laboratories of Excellence Network (Labex), Lyon, France 4Riga Stradins University, Riga LV-1007, Latvia 5Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, ...

The 16S rRNA gene sequences of 19 strains covering 97% of the molecules were determined for the members of the family Rhizobiaceae and related bacteria by PCR and DNA sequencer. The three biovars of Agrobacterium were located separately, whereas Agrobacterium rubi clustered with A. tumefaciens. Phylogenetic locations for the species of the genera Rhizobium, Sinorhizobium, Agrobacterium, Phyloba...

Staircase electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels was used to analyze the stable low-molecular-weight (LMW) RNA profiles of 24 type strains belonging to the family Rhizobiaceae. This new electrophoretic technique results in good separation of the molecules forming the LMW RNA profiles. Differences in the number and distribution of the RNA bands in these profiles allowed us to identify difference...

Family Rhizobiaceae includes fast growing bacteria currently arranged into three genera, Rhizobium, Ensifer and Shinella, that contain pathogenic, symbiotic and saprophytic species. The identification of these species is not possible on the basis of physiological or biochemical traits and should be based on sequencing of several genes. Therefore alternative methods are necessary for rapid and r...

Genetic and biochemical characterization of TraA, the relaxase of symbiotic plasmid pRetCFN42d from Rhizobium etli, is described. After purifying the relaxase domain (N265TraA), we demonstrated nic binding and cleavage activity in vitro and thus characterized for the first time the nick site (nic) of a plasmid in the family Rhizobiaceae. We studied the range of N265TraA relaxase specificity in ...

The family Rhizobiaceae contains plant-associated bacteria with critical roles in ecology and agriculture. Within this family, many Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium strains are nitrogen-fixing plant mutualists, while many strains designated as Agrobacterium are plant pathogens. These contrasting lifestyles are primarily dependent on the transmissible plasmids each strain harbors. Members of the Rhiz...

The choice of soilless growing medium for plant nutrition, growth and support is crucial for improving the eco-sustainability of the production in horticultural systems. As our current understanding of the functional microbial communities inhabiting this ecosystem is still limited, we examined the microbial community development of the two most important growing media (organic and mineral) used...