Rhizobium leguminosarum strain:NRRL B-4386 Genome sequencing

The goals of this study were to assemble the whole genome sequences of eight Rhizobium leguminosarum strains that were used in an evolutionary ecology experiment to determine the effects of herbicides stress on the plant-rhizobia symbiosis. The core genes of these strains were aligned to characterize their phylogenetic relatedness and to test whether phylogeny influenced experimental outcomes of symbiosis.