Rhizobium sp. SEMIA 4088 Genome sequencing and assembly. Rhizobium sp. SEMIA 4088

Rhizobium species are well-known for establishing nitrogen-fixing root-nodules and stimulating leguminous plant growth. In this study, bacterial strains that were previously isolated from common bean nodules and maintained at the SEMIA Culture Collection were assessed to identify Rhizobium strains’ ability to control S. rolfsii, a fungus that causes serious damage to the common bean and other important crops. SEMIA 4088 strain demonstrated high biocontrol efficacy in planta, thus being selected for genome sequencing.