All plants are inhabited internally by diverse microbial communities comprising bacterial,
archaeal, fungal, and protistic taxa. These microorganisms showing endophytic lifestyles …

Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Rhizobia–legume symbiosis is an important type of plant–microbe mutualism; however, the
establishment of this association is complicated and can be affected by many factors. The …

Efficient crop improvement depends on the application of accurate genetic information
contained in diverse germplasm resources. Here we report a reference-grade genome of …

Herein the members of the Subcommittee on Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria of the
International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes review recent developments in …

Microorganisms are found everywhere, and they are closely associated with plants.
Because the establishment of any plant–microbe association involves chemical …

Bacterial accessory genes are genomic symbionts with an evolutionary history and future
that is different from that of their hosts. Packages of accessory genes move from strain to …

Comparative sequence analysis has significantly altered our view on the complexity of
genome organization and gene functions in different kingdoms. PLAZA 3.0 is designed to …

Bradyrhizobium japonicum was described from soybean root-nodule bacterial isolates.
Since its description, several studies have revealed heterogeneities among rhizobia …

The worldwide increase in population continues to threaten the sustainability of agricultural
systems since agricultural output must be optimized to meet the global rise in food demand …