Genome Sequences of vB_RleM_RL38JI and vB_RleM_RL2RES, Two Virulent Rhizobium leguminosarum Transducing Phages

K M Damitha Gunathilake; Supriya V Bhat; Christopher K Yost; Michael F Hynes

doi:10.1128/MRA.01589-19

Genome Sequences of vB_RleM_RL38JI and vB_RleM_RL2RES, Two Virulent Rhizobium leguminosarum Transducing Phages

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Mar 12;9(11):e01589-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01589-19.

Authors

K M Damitha Gunathilake¹, Supriya V Bhat², Christopher K Yost², Michael F Hynes³

Affiliations

¹ Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
² Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Canada.
³ Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada hynes@ucalgary.ca.

Abstract

Phages vB_RleM_RL38JI and vB_RleM_RL2RES are known to mediate generalized transduction in Rhizobium leguminosarum The RL38JI genome consists of 158,577 nucleotides and 270 predicted genes, whereas RL2RES has a 156,878-bp genome with 262 predicted genes. The two genomes are similar, with 82.88% nucleotide identity to each other.