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Abstract
About 80% of Rhizobium meliloti strains contain 1 to 11 copies of insertion sequence ISRm1 in their genomes (R. Wheatcroft and R. J. Watson, J. Gen. Microbiol. 134:113-121, 1988). Hybridization to separated genomic DNA fragments with an ISRm1-specific probe produces patterns of hybridization bands which are distinctive for each strain. These patterns can be compared between strains to prove or disprove common identity. In most cases relatedness can be inferred despite phenotypic differences or minor genomic alterations.Entities:
Year: 1988 PMID: 16347567 PMCID: PMC202494 DOI: 10.1128/aem.54.2.574-576.1988
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792