Whole-Genome Sequence of Bradyrhizobium elkanii Strain UASWS1015, a Highly Ammonia-Tolerant Nitrifying Bacterium

Julien Crovadore; Gautier Calmin; Bastien Cochard; Romain Chablais; François Lefort

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00111-16

Whole-Genome Sequence of Bradyrhizobium elkanii Strain UASWS1015, a Highly Ammonia-Tolerant Nitrifying Bacterium

Genome Announc. 2016 Mar 10;4(2):e00111-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00111-16.

Authors

Julien Crovadore¹, Gautier Calmin², Bastien Cochard¹, Romain Chablais¹, François Lefort³

Affiliations

¹ Plants and Pathogens Group, Research Institute Land Nature and Environment, hepia, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland.
³ Plants and Pathogens Group, Research Institute Land Nature and Environment, hepia, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland francois.lefort@hesge.ch.

Abstract

Bradyrhizobium elkanii UASWS1015 was isolated from a sewage plant in Switzerland. Its genome indicates that it is fully equipped for ammonia assimilation and aromatic compound degradation, and it displays a large type IV secretion system, which characterizes plant-associated microbes. Totally deprived of toxins, it could be considered for agricultural and environmental uses.