Ensifer meliloti (DSM 30135, ATCC 9930, CCUG 27879)

Name: Ensifer meliloti (DSM 30135, ATCC 9930, CCUG 27879)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 13546

Type strain

Strain Designation 3D0a2

Culture col. no. DSM 30135 ATCC 9930 CCUG 27879 LMG 6133 3D0a2 14 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 382

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History DSMZ <- ATCC <- N.R. Smith, 3D0a2 JCM <-- IAM 12611 <-- ATCC 9930 <-- N. R. Smith 3DOa2. CIP <- 2002, P. De Lajudie, Montpellier, France: strain ORS 665T <- LMG <- 1984, B. Jarvis, Rhizobium meliloti

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Ensifer meliloti 3D0a2 is an aerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium that was isolated from Medicago sativa.

Gram-negative motile rod-shaped aerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 92703

LMG 6133,ATCC 700747,ATCC 9930,CCUG 27879,NCIMB 12075,IFO 14782,IAM 12611,CECT 4114,CCRC 13516,KCTC 2353,CFBP 5561,HAMBI 2148,ICMP 12623,NCAIM B.01520,NRRL L-45,NBRC 14782,BCRC 13516,BCRC 15788,CCRC 15788,ICMP 13799,KACC 10642,JCM 20682,CIP 107332,NCPPB 4149,DSM 30135

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:28:04

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Alphaproteobacteria

Order Hyphomicrobiales

Family Rhizobiaceae

Genus Ensifer

Species Ensifer meliloti

Full scientific name Ensifer meliloti (Dangeard 1926) Young 2003

Synonyms (4)

Sinorhizobium kummerowiae
Rhizobium meliloti
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Ensifer kummerowiae

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Ensifer meliloti** (11)	Type strain
13541	E. meliloti DSM 1981, TAL 380
13542	E. meliloti MVII/1, pRme-MVII/1a to pRme-MVII/1g, DSM ...
13543	E. meliloti 41AK631, pRme41a to pRme41c, DSM 5171
13544	E. meliloti Alfalfa 100, DSM 6047, ATCC 4399
13545	E. meliloti 101 (USDA 477), 3DOa5, Fred 101, DSM 6048, ...
13547	E. meliloti 3D0d4, DSM 30136, ATCC 10310
24467	E. meliloti AK83, DSM 23913
24468	E. meliloti BL225C, DSM 23914
24469	E. meliloti AK58, DSM 23808
24470	E. meliloti BO21CC, DSM 23809
162896	E. meliloti JCM 20363, IAM 12035

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
125439	negative		95.433
125438	negative		98.333
120885	negative	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Incubation period	Hemolysis ability
9156	1-2 days
120885		0

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
9156	RHIZOBIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 98)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: RHIZOBIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 98) Composition: air-dried garden soil 80.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Mannitol 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l Na2CO3 0.2 g/l Distilled water
33771	MEDIUM 296 - for Rhizobium		Distilled water make up to (800.000 ml);Agar (15.000 g);Yeast extract (1.000 g);Mannitol (10.000 g);Earth extract - M0541 (200.000 ml)
120885	CIP Medium 296	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
9156	positive	growth	26
33771	positive	growth	30
48992	positive	growth	30
67770	positive	growth	25
120885	positive	growth	25-37
120885	negative	growth	10
120885	negative	growth	41
120885	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
48992	aerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	99.005

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		98.618

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
120885	NaCl	positive	growth	0-4 %
120885	NaCl		growth	6 %
120885	NaCl		growth	8 %
120885	NaCl		growth	10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
120885	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
120885	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
120885	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
120885	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
120885	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
120885	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
120885	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE
120885	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
120885	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		-
120885	17234 ChEBI	glucose			-
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-			from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
120885	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
120885	amylase	-
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
120885	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
120885	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
9156	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
120885	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68369	cytochrome oxidase	+	1.9.3.1	from API 20NE
9156	cytochrome-c oxidase	+	1.9.3.1
120885	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
120885	gamma-glutamyltransferase	+	2.3.2.2
120885	gelatinase	-
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
120885	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
120885	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
120885	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
120885	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
120885	oxidase	+
120885	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
120885	tryptophan deaminase	-
120885	tween esterase	-
120885	urease	+	3.5.1.5
68369	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

48992

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C18:1 ω7c /12t/9t	51	17.824
C19:0 CYCLO ω8c	15.3	18.9
C14:0 3OH/C16:1 ISO I	13.7	15.485
C16:0	8	16
Unidentified	2.7	18.135
C18:0	1.9	18
C17:0	1.6	17
C15:0 ISO 3OH	1.3	16.135
Unidentified	1.3	18.091
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	1.2	17.724
C17:0 CYCLO	1.2	16.888
C16:1 ω7c	0.9	15.819

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
120885	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
9156	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+/-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+
9156	+/-	-	-	-	+	+/-	-	+	+	+	+	+/-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	not determinedn.d.

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
120885	not determinedn.d.	+/-	+/-	+/-	+	+	+/-	+/-	+/-	+	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+	+/-	+/-	+/-	-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
120885	not determinedn.d.	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Plants	#Herbaceous plants (Grass,Crops)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
48992	Medicago sativa		New Zealand	NZL	Australia and Oceania
120885	Medicago sativa	Virginia	United States of America	USA	North America

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence X67222 (>99% sequence identity) for Sinorhizobium from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1757
Soil Samples	5488
Animal Samples	1189
Plant Samples	2143
Total Samples	10577

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
9156	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
120885	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM1787681v1 assembly for Sinorhizobium meliloti USDA 1002	contig	GCA_017876815	382.1131	2918445941	382	78.21
67770	ASM653962v1 assembly for Sinorhizobium meliloti NBRC 14782	contig	GCA_006539625	382.1072		382	18.59

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Rhizobium meliloti 16S ribosomal RNA, partial	M55241	260	382
9156	Sinorhizobium meliloti strain LMTR32 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY196963	1479	382
67770	Sinorhizobium meliloti gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 14782	AB680662	1410	382
67770	Sinorhizobium meliloti gene for 16S rRNA, strain: IAM 12611	D12783	1421	382
67770	Sinorhizobium meliloti gene for 16S rRNA, complete sequence, type strain: IAM 12611	D14509	1480	382
67770	Sinorhizobium meliloti partial 16S rRNA gene, strain LMG 6133	X67222	1437	382
124043	Sinorhizobium meliloti strain LMG 6133 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence	AF345286	1196	382
124043	Sinorhizobium meliloti strain LMG 6133(T) 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MH661212	1315	382
124043	Sinorhizobium meliloti strain LMG 6133 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	PQ845432	654	382

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM1787681v1 assembly for Sinorhizobium meliloti USDA 1002
NCBI: GCA_017876815

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	99.01	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	95.43	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	61.88	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	98.62	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Sinorhizobium meliloti strain NBRC 14782
PATRIC: 382.1072

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	98.33	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	97.02	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	88.66	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	85.47	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	98.50	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	68.85	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Optimizing the Growth Conditions of the Selected Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Paenibacillus sp. MVY-024 for Industrial Scale Production.	Kaziuniene J, Mazylyte R, Krasauskas A, Toleikiene M, Gegeckas A.	Biology (Basel)	10.3390/biology11050745	2022
	Identification of distinct N-acyl homoserine lactone profiles in non-hemolytic plant-associated symbiotic and non-symbiotic rhizobacteria.	Bhatt S, Kaur J, Goswami D, Saraf M.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-025-04575-x	2025
Enzymology	Effects of Ensifer meliloti and Rhizophagus intraradices on alfalfa growth indices under cadmium sulfide nanoparticle stress.	Sojoudi A, SoltaniToularoud A, GoliKalanpa E, Nematollahzadeh A.	Environ Sci Pollut Res Int	10.1007/s11356-025-37132-6	2025
	Identification of a Sinorhizobium meliloti YbgC-like thioesterase that contributes to the production of the infochemical 2-tridecanone.	Bernabeu-Roda LM, Rivera-Hernandez G, Cuellar V, Nunez R, Moreno-Ocampo A, Sohlenkamp C, Geiger O, Soto MJ, Lopez-Lara IM.	Biochem J	10.1042/bcj20253120	2025
	Medicago sativa L. Root Exudation of Phenolic Compounds and Effect of Flavonoids on Phenanthrene Degradation by Two Rhizobacteria.	Kuzyanov D, Panchenko L, Pozdnyakova N, Muratova A.	Front Biosci (Elite Ed)	10.31083/fbe25779	2025
	The potential of plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from arid heavy metal contaminated environments in alleviating salt and water stresses in alfalfa.	Raklami A, Slimani A, Oufdou K, Jemo M, Bechtaoui N, Imziln B, Meddich A, Navarro-Torre S, Rodriguez-Llorente ID, Pajuelo E.	Lett Appl Microbiol	10.1093/lambio/ovae075	2024
	Altering the Properties of Laccases from Ensifer meliloti (Sinorhizobium meliloti) and Cerrena unicolor by Chemical Modifications of Proteins.	Pawlik A, Drozd R, Janusz G.	Biomolecules	10.3390/biom15040531	2025
	Identification of Ensifer meliloti genes required for survival during peat-based bioinoculant maturation by STM-seq.	Lozano MJ, Mogro EG, Eugenia Salas M, Erdozain SA, Zuber NE, Becker A, Lagares A.	J Biotechnol	10.1016/j.jbiotec.2022.12.004	2023
Genetics	Differential gene expression of salt-tolerant alfalfa in response to salinity and inoculation by Ensifer meliloti.	Lundell S, Biligetu B.	BMC Plant Biol	10.1186/s12870-024-05337-5	2024
Phylogeny	Members of Ensifer and Rhizobium genera are new bacterial endosymbionts nodulating Pisum sativum (L.).	Mahdhi A, Mars M, Rejili M.	FEMS Microbiol Ecol	10.1093/femsec/fiad001	2023
	Herbivory modifies plant symbiont number and impact on host plant performance in the field.	Cassidy ST, Markalanda S, McFadden CJ, Wood CW.	Evolution	10.1111/evo.14641	2022
	Environmental occurrence, toxicity concerns, and biodegradation of neonicotinoid insecticides.	Zhang X, Huang Y, Chen WJ, Wu S, Lei Q, Zhou Z, Zhang W, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen S.	Environ Res	10.1016/j.envres.2022.114953	2023
	Diversity and phylogeny of the bacterial strains isolated from nodules of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) in Iran.	Borhani B, Khodakaramian G, Velazquez E.	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1093/femsle/fnac045	2022
	Antagonism within mutualism: host control of symbionts through nodule-specific antimicrobial peptides.	Eaker AA, Rowe SL, Friesen ML.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2025.1622262	2025
Genetics	Bacterial N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Priming Enhances Leaf-Rust Resistance in Winter Wheat and Some Genomic Regions Are Associated with Priming Efficiency.	Soleimani B, Lehnert H, Schikora A, Stahl A, Matros A, Wehner G.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms12101936	2024
Metabolism	Biotransformation of flonicamid and sulfoxaflor by multifunctional bacterium Ensifer meliloti CGMCC 7333.	Yang W, Fan Z, Jiang H, Zhao Y, Guo L, Dai Y.	J Environ Sci Health B	10.1080/03601234.2020.1852854	2021
	Response of Arugula to Integrated Use of Biological, Inorganic, and Organic Fertilization.	Stanojkovic-Sebic A, Miladinovic V, Stajkovic-Srbinovic O, Pivic R.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms12071334	2024
Phylogeny	Phylogenetic study of rhizobia nodulating pea (Pisum sativum) isolated from different geographic locations in Tunisia.	Ilahi H, Hsouna J, Ellouze W, Gritli T, Chihaoui SA, Barhoumi F, Najib Elfeddy M, Bachkouel S, Ouahmane L, Tambong JT, Mnasri B.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126221	2021
	Hordeum vulgare differentiates its response to beneficial bacteria.	Duan Y, Han M, Grimm M, Schierstaedt J, Imani J, Cardinale M, Le Jean M, Nesme J, Sorensen SJ, Schikora A.	BMC Plant Biol	10.1186/s12870-023-04484-5	2023
Pathogenicity	The Genome of the Acid Soil-Adapted Strain Rhizobium favelukesii OR191 Encodes Determinants for Effective Symbiotic Interaction With Both an Inverted Repeat Lacking Clade and a Phaseoloid Legume Host.	Eardly B, Meor Osman WA, Ardley J, Zandberg J, Gollagher M, van Berkum P, Elia P, Marinova D, Seshadri R, Reddy TBK, Ivanova N, Pati A, Woyke T, Kyrpides N, Loedolff M, Laird DW, Reeve W.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.735911	2022
Metabolism	Exopolysaccharide production in Ensifer meliloti laboratory and native strains and their effects on alfalfa inoculation.	Primo ED, Cossovich S, Nievas F, Bogino P, Humm EA, Hirsch AM, Giordano W.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-019-01756-3	2020
	Responses of Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon roots to the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis mosseae and the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Ensifer meliloti include changes in volatile organic compounds.	Velasquez A, Vega-Celedon P, Fiaschi G, Agnolucci M, Avio L, Giovannetti M, D'Onofrio C, Seeger M.	Mycorrhiza	10.1007/s00572-020-00933-3	2020
Genetics	Lineage-specific evolution of Aquibium, a close relative of Mesorhizobium, during habitat adaptation.	Kim M, Kim W, Park Y, Jung J, Park W.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02091-23	2024
Genetics	Genotypic variation in resource exchange, use, and production traits in the legume-rhizobia mutualism.	Calvert MB, Hoque M, Wood CW.	Ecol Evol	10.1002/ece3.70245	2024
	Experimental evolution makes microbes more cooperative with their local host genotype.	Batstone RT, O'Brien AM, Harrison TL, Frederickson ME.	Science	10.1126/science.abb7222	2020
	The non-ribosomal peptide synthetase-independent siderophore (NIS) rhizobactin produced by Caballeronia mineralivorans PML1(12) confers the ability to weather minerals.	Blanco Nouche C, Paris C, Dhalleine T, Oger P, Turpault M-P, Uroz S.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00453-23	2023
	Genotypic and symbiotic diversity of native rhizobia nodulating red pea (Lathyrus cicera L.) in Tunisia.	Gritli T, Ellouze W, Chihaoui SA, Barhoumi F, Mhamdi R, Mnasri B.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2019.126049	2020
Phylogeny	Novel putative Mesorhizobium and Ensifer genomospecies together with a novel symbiovar psoraleae nodulate legumes of agronomic interest grown in Tunisia.	Rejili M, Ruiz-Argueso T, Mars M.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126067	2020
Genetics	Non-Rhizobial Endophytes (NREs) of the Nodule Microbiome Have Synergistic Roles in Beneficial Tripartite Plant-Microbe Interactions.	Hassen AI, Muema EK, Diale MO, Mpai T, Bopape FL.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13030518	2025
	Highly conserved nucleotide motifs present in the 5'UTR of the heme-receptor gene shmR are required for HmuP-dependent expression of shmR in Ensifer meliloti.	Amarelle V, Koziol U, Fabiano E.	Biometals	10.1007/s10534-019-00184-6	2019
Phylogeny	Novel putative rhizobial species with different symbiovars nodulate Lotus creticus and their differential preference to distinctive soil properties.	Rejili M, BenAbderrahim MA, Mars M, Sherrier JD.	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1093/femsle/fnaa084	2020
	Effects of Inoculation with Stress-Tolerant Rhizobia on the Response of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to Combined Salinity and Cadmium Stress.	Pacheco-Insausti MC, Ponce IT, Quinones MA, Pedranzani HE, Pueyo JJ.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants12233972	2023
Transcriptome	Root exudates protect rhizosphere Pseudomonas from water stress.	Bhattacharyya A, Pablo CD, Mavrodi OV, Flynt AS, Weller DM, Thomashow LS, Mavrodi DV.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00768-25	2025
	A microaerobically induced small heat shock protein contributes to Rhizobium leguminosarum/Pisum sativum symbiosis and interacts with a wide range of bacteroid proteins.	Domingo-Serrano L, Sanchis-Lopez C, Alejandre C, Soldek J, Palacios JM, Albareda M.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01385-24	2025
	Modular Low-Copy-Number Plasmid Vectors for Rhodobacterales with Extended Host Range in Alphaproteobacteria.	Korner D, Schafer NM, Lagares A, Birmes L, Oehlmann NN, Addison H, Pohl S, Thanbichler M, Rebelein JG, Petersen J, Becker A.	ACS Synth Biol	10.1021/acssynbio.4c00062	2024
	Advanced microscopy resolves dynamic localization patterns of stress-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (SIMK) during alfalfa root hair interactions with Ensifer meliloti.	Hlavackova K, Samajova O, Hrbackova M, Samaj J, Ovecka M.	J Exp Bot	10.1093/jxb/erad111	2023
Genetics	Microbiome properties in the root nodules of Prosopis cineraria, a leguminous desert tree.	Ali R, Chaluvadi SR, Wang X, Hazzouri KM, Sudalaimuthuasari N, Rafi M, Al-Nuaimi M, Sasi S, Antepenko E, Bennetzen JL, Amiri KMA.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.03617-23	2024
	Discovery of periplasmic solute binding proteins with specificity for ketone bodies: beta-hydroxybutyrate binding proteins.	Kane BJ, Okuda-Shimazaki J, Andrews MM, Kerrigan JA, Murphy KV, Sode K.	Protein Sci	10.1002/pro.5025	2024
Enzymology	Synthetic multi-antibiotic resistant plasmids in plant-associated bacteria from agricultural soils.	Brambilla S, Frare R, Stritzler M, Soto G, Berini C, Jozefkowicz C, Ayub N.	J Glob Antimicrob Resist	10.1016/j.jgar.2020.01.015	2020
Enzymology	Overexpression of the periplasmic nitrate reductase supports anaerobic growth by Ensifer meliloti.	Torres MJ, Avila S, Bedmar EJ, Delgado MJ.	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1093/femsle/fny041	2018
	Phytobeneficial bacteria improve saline stress tolerance in Vicia faba and modulate microbial interaction network.	Benidire L, El Khalloufi F, Oufdou K, Barakat M, Tulumello J, Ortet P, Heulin T, Achouak W.	Sci Total Environ	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139020	2020
	The coordinated responses of host plants to diverse N-acyl homoserine lactones.	Duan Y, Han M, Schikora A.	Plant Signal Behav	10.1080/15592324.2024.2356406	2024
Metabolism	A Select and Resequence Approach Reveals Strain-Specific Effects of Medicago Nodule-Specific PLAT-Domain Genes.	Burghardt LT, Trujillo DI, Epstein B, Tiffin P, Young ND.	Plant Physiol	10.1104/pp.19.00831	2020
	Priming Soybean cv. Primus Leads to Successful Systemic Defense Against the Root-Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans.	Adss S, Liu B, Beerhues L, Hahn V, Heuer H, Elhady A.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2021.651943	2021
	Legacy of prior host and soil selection on rhizobial fitness in planta.	Burghardt LT, Epstein B, Tiffin P.	Evolution	10.1111/evo.13807	2019
	Genetic diversity and symbiotic efficiency difference of endophytic rhizobia of Medicago sativa.	Kang W, Xu L, Jiang Z, Shi S.	Can J Microbiol	10.1139/cjm-2018-0158	2019
Metabolism	Characterisation of a gene encoding a membrane protein that affects exopolysaccharide production and intracellular Mg2+ concentrations in Ensifer meliloti.	Hawkins JP, Oresnik IJ.	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1093/femsle/fnx061	2017
	Specificity traits consistent with legume-rhizobia coevolution displayed by Ensifer meliloti rhizosphere colonization.	Salas ME, Lozano MJ, Lopez JL, Draghi WO, Serrania J, Torres Tejerizo GA, Albicoro FJ, Nilsson JF, Pistorio M, Del Papa MF, Parisi G, Becker A, Lagares A.	Environ Microbiol	10.1111/1462-2920.13820	2017
Metabolism	Ensifer meliloti overexpressing Escherichia coli phytase gene (appA) improves phosphorus (P) acquisition in maize plants.	Sharma V, Sharma V, Kumar A, Archana G, Kumar GN.	Naturwissenschaften	10.1007/s00114-016-1400-1	2016
	Barley Rhizosphere Microbiome Transplantation - A Strategy to Decrease Susceptibility of Barley Grown in Soils With Low Microbial Diversity to Powdery Mildew.	Bziuk N, Maccario L, Sorensen SJ, Schikora A, Smalla K.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.830905	2022
	Diversity and symbiotic divergence of endophytic and non-endophytic rhizobia of Medicago sativa	Kang W, Shi S, Xu L.	Ann Microbiol		2018
	AHL-Priming Protein 1 mediates N-3-oxo-tetradecanoyl-homoserine lactone priming in Arabidopsis.	Shrestha A, Hernandez-Reyes C, Grimm M, Krumwiede J, Stein E, Schenk ST, Schikora A.	BMC Biol	10.1186/s12915-022-01464-3	2022
	A beta-1,2-glucan-associated glycoside hydrolase family 1 beta-glucosidase from Streptomyces griseus.	Kumakura H, Motouchi S, Kobayashi K, Inoue M, Kariuda N, Nakai H, Nakajima M.	Protein Sci	10.1002/pro.70255	2025
	Sinorhizobium meliloti integration host factor (IHF) genes affect symbiotic performance of alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.).	Li N, Zhang L, Zheng W, Shan D, Wang Y, Li RJ, Yu L, Staehelin C, Luo L.	Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai)	10.3724/abbs.2022110	2022
	Efficient Biodegradation of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Flonicamid by Pseudaminobacter salicylatoxidans CGMCC 1.17248: Kinetics, Pathways, and Enzyme Properties	Zhao Y, Yuan J, Song K, Yin C, Chen L, Yang K, Yang J, Dai Y.	Microorganisms		2024
Metabolism	Heterologous Expression of Rhizobial CelC2 Cellulase Impairs Symbiotic Signaling and Nodulation in Medicago truncatula.	Robledo M, Menendez E, Jimenez-Zurdo JI, Rivas R, Velazquez E, Martinez-Molina E, Oldroyd G, Mateos PF.	Mol Plant Microbe Interact	10.1094/mpmi-11-17-0265-r	2018
	Alfalfa and barley association promote the ability of plant growth-promoting microbes to mitigate drought and salt stresses.	Slimani A, Jemo M, Oufdou K, Meddich A.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2025.1646620	2025
	The evolution of symbiont preference traits in the model legume Medicago truncatula.	Batstone RT, Dutton EM, Wang D, Yang M, Frederickson ME.	New Phytol	10.1111/nph.14308	2017
	A signaling complex of adenylate cyclase CyaC of Sinorhizobium meliloti with cAMP and the transcriptional regulators Clr and CycR.	Klein R, Brehm J, Wissig J, Heermann R, Unden G.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/s12866-023-02989-5	2023
	A nodule endophytic Bacillus megaterium strain isolated from Medicago polymorpha enhances growth, promotes nodulation by Ensifer medicae and alleviates salt stress in alfalfa plants	Chinnaswamy A, Coba de la Pena T, Stoll A, de la Pena Rojo D, Bravo J, Rincon A, Lucas MM, Pueyo JJ.	Ann Appl Biol	10.1111/aab.12420	2018
Genetics	Comparative Genomics across Three Ensifer Species Using a New Complete Genome Sequence of the Medicago Symbiont Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti WSM1022.	Baxter L, Roy P, Picot E, Watts J, Jones A, Wilkinson H, Schafer P, Gifford M, Lagunas B.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9122428	2021
Genetics	The Potential for Genotype-by-Environment Interactions to Maintain Genetic Variation in a Model Legume-Rhizobia Mutualism.	Vaidya P, Stinchcombe JR.	Plant Commun	10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100114	2020
	Biological Decline of Alfalfa Is Accompanied by Negative Succession of Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Communities.	Ma Y, Shen Y, Zhou X, Ma H, Lan J, Fu B, Xue Q.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants13182589	2024
Phylogeny	Phenotypic and genetic diversity of Moroccan rhizobia isolated from Vicia faba and study of genes that are likely to be involved in their osmotolerance.	Benidire L, Lahrouni M, Daoui K, Fatemi ZEA, Gomez Carmona R, Gottfert M, Oufdou K.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2017.09.003	2018
	The mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum induces legume pathogen resistance and shapes rhizosphere microbiota without impacting mutualistic interactions.	Hashemi M, Amiel A, Zouaoui M, Adam K, Clemente HS, Aguilar M, Pendaries R, Couzigou JM, Marti G, Gaulin E, Roy S, Rey T, Dumas B.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2023.1156733	2023
	The alien Acacia salicina invasive does not infiltrate the native soil rhizobial symbiosis networks.	Rejili M, Bouznif B, Adam NI.	Commun Integr Biol	10.1080/19420889.2024.2443644	2025
	Genetic Characterization and Symbiotic Performance of Soybean Rhizobia Under Cold and Water-Deficient Conditions in Poland.	Watanabe R, Artigas Ramirez MD, Agake SI, Bellingrath-Kimura SD, Lewandowska S, Onishi Y, Nishikawa Y, Takeyama H, Yasuda M, Ohkama-Ohtsu N.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants14121786	2025
Pathogenicity	A Toxin of Valsa mali Determines Virulence and Host Preference.	Tang L, Zhu L, Wu X, Tian R, Bai Y, Tian X, Zhang D, Huang L.	Mol Plant Pathol	10.1111/mpp.70106	2025
Transcriptome	Transcriptomic basis of genome by genome variation in a legume-rhizobia mutualism.	Burghardt LT, Guhlin J, Chun CL, Liu J, Sadowsky MJ, Stupar RM, Young ND, Tiffin P.	Mol Ecol	10.1111/mec.14285	2017
	Rhizobacteria from vineyard and commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce synergistic microbiome shifts within grapevine root systems.	Darriaut R, Lailheugue V, Wastin J, Tran J, Martins G, Ballestra P, Masneuf-Pomarede I, Ollat N, Lauvergeat V.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-025-12673-5	2025
	Effects of the application of microbiologically activated bio-based fertilizers derived from manures on tomato plants and their rhizospheric communities.	Clagnan E, Cucina M, De Nisi P, Dell'Orto M, D'Imporzano G, Kron-Morelli R, Llenas-Argelaguet L, Adani F.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-023-50166-5	2023
Genetics	Bacterial genome-wide association studies: exploring the genetic variation underlying bacterial phenotypes.	Yang Q, Wang X, Han M, Sheng H, Sun Y, Su L, Lu W, Li M, Wang S, Chen J, Cui S, Yang B-W.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02512-24	2025
	The Anatomical Basis of Heavy Metal Responses in Legumes and Their Impact on Plant-Rhizosphere Interactions.	Pandey AK, Zoric L, Sun T, Karanovic D, Fang P, Borisev M, Wu X, Lukovic J, Xu P.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants11192554	2022
	Back to the future: Using herbarium specimens to isolate nodule-associated bacteria.	Petipas RH, Antoch AA, Eaker AA, Kehlet-Delgado H, Friesen ML.	Ecol Evol	10.1002/ece3.11719	2024
Transcriptome	Plant transcriptome analysis reveals specific molecular interactions between alfalfa and its rhizobial symbionts below the species level.	Kang W, Jiang Z, Chen Y, Wu F, Liu C, Wang H, Shi S, Zhang XX.	BMC Plant Biol	10.1186/s12870-020-02503-3	2020
Genetics	Genomic insights into plant growth promoting rhizobia capable of enhancing soybean germination under drought stress.	Igiehon NO, Babalola OO, Aremu BR.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/s12866-019-1536-1	2019
Enzymology	Alfalfa microsymbionts from different ITS and nodC lineages of Ensifer meliloti and Ensifer medicae symbiovar meliloti establish efficient symbiosis with alfalfa in Spanish acid soils.	Ramirez-Bahena MH, Vargas M, Martin M, Tejedor C, Velazquez E, Peix A.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-014-6347-6	2015
Genetics	A Novel Sulfatase for Acesulfame Degradation in Wastewater Treatment Plants as Evidenced from Shinella Strains.	Liu Y, Rohwerder T, Bonatelli ML, von Postel T, Kleinsteuber S, Adrian L, Ding C.	Environ Sci Technol	10.1021/acs.est.4c02283	2024
Metabolism	Degradation of phenanthrene by the rhizobacterium Ensifer meliloti.	Muratova A, Pozdnyakova N, Makarov O, Baboshin M, Baskunov B, Myasoedova N, Golovleva L, Turkovskaya O.	Biodegradation	10.1007/s10532-014-9699-9	2014
Metabolism	Evolution of a multi-step phosphorelay signal transduction system in Ensifer: recruitment of the sigma factor RpoN and a novel enhancer-binding protein triggers acid-activated gene expression.	Tian R, Heiden S, Osman WA, Ardley JK, James EK, Gollagher MM, Tiwari R, Seshadri R, Kyrpides NC, Reeve WG.	Mol Microbiol	10.1111/mmi.13592	2017
	The host niches of soybean rather than genetic modification or glyphosate application drive the assembly of root-associated microbial communities.	Yang M, Luo F, Song Y, Ma S, Ma Y, Fazal A, Yin T, Lu G, Sun S, Qi J, Wen Z, Li Y, Yang Y.	Microb Biotechnol	10.1111/1751-7915.14164	2022
	Integrated Electrochemical Oxidation and Biodegradation for Remediation of a Neonicotinoid Insecticide Pollutant.	Satheeshkumar A, Duraimurugan R, Parthipan P, Sathishkumar K, AlSalhi MS, Devanesan S, Rajamohan R, Rajasekar A, Malik T.	ACS Omega	10.1021/acsomega.3c09749	2024
Genetics	Capturing the microbial dark matter in desert soils using culturomics-based metagenomics and high-resolution analysis.	Li S, Lian WH, Han JR, Ali M, Lin ZL, Liu YH, Li L, Zhang DY, Jiang XZ, Li WJ, Dong L.	NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes	10.1038/s41522-023-00439-8	2023
	Bradyrhizobium japonicum HmuP is an RNA-binding protein that positively controls hmuR operon expression by suppression of a negative regulatory RNA element in the 5' untranslated region.	Wu P, Ong A, O'Brian MR.	Mol Microbiol	10.1111/mmi.15274	2024
Enzymology	Nodulation competitiveness of Ensifer meliloti alfalfa nodule isolates and their potential for application as inoculants.	Marek-Kozaczuk M, Wielbo J, Pawlik A, Skorupska A.	Pol J Microbiol	10.33073/pjm-2014-051	2014
	Stimulation of PGP Bacteria on the Development of Seeds, Plants and Cuttings of the Obligate Halophyte Arthrocaulon (Arthrocnemum) macrostachyum (Moric.) Piirainen & G. Kadereit.	Barcia-Piedras JM, Perez-Romero JA, Mateos-Naranjo E, Parra R, Rodriguez-Llorente ID, Camacho M, Redondo-Gomez S.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants12071436	2023
Genetics	Often in silico, rarely in vivo: characterizing endemic plant-associated microbes for system-appropriate biofertilizers.	Hone H, Li T, Kaur J, Wood JL, Sawbridge T.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2025.1568162	2025
Phylogeny	Phylogenetic Diversity of Ammopiptanthus Rhizobia and Distribution of Rhizobia Associated with Ammopiptanthus mongolicus in Diverse Regions of Northwest China.	Zhao L, Wang X, Huo H, Yuan G, Sun Y, Zhang D, Cao Y, Xu L, Wei G.	Microb Ecol	10.1007/s00248-016-0759-z	2016
	Protein engineering and iterative multimodule optimization for vitamin B₆ production in Escherichia coli.	Liu L, Li J, Gai Y, Tian Z, Wang Y, Wang T, Liu P, Yuan Q, Ma H, Lee SY, Zhang D.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-023-40928-0	2023
Enzymology	HmuS and HmuQ of Ensifer/Sinorhizobium meliloti degrade heme in vitro and participate in heme metabolism in vivo.	Amarelle V, Rosconi F, Lazaro-Martinez JM, Buldain G, Noya F, O'Brian MR, Fabiano E.	Biometals	10.1007/s10534-016-9919-3	2016
	Plant Growth Promotion and Induction of Systemic Tolerance to Drought and Salt Stress of Plants by Quorum Sensing Auto-Inducers of the N-acyl-homoserine Lactone Type: Recent Developments.	Hartmann A, Klink S, Rothballer M.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2021.683546	2021
	QTL for induced resistance against leaf rust in barley.	Matros A, Schikora A, Ordon F, Wehner G.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2022.1069087	2022
	Diversity of Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti Bacteriophages in the Rhizosphere of Medicago marina: Myoviruses, Filamentous and N4-Like Podovirus.	Cubo MT, Alias-Villegas C, Balsanelli E, Mesa D, de Souza E, Espuny MR.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.00022	2020
	Functional analysis of the copy 1 of the fixNOQP operon of Ensifer meliloti under free-living micro-oxic and symbiotic conditions.	Torres MJ, Hidalgo-Garcia A, Bedmar EJ, Delgado MJ.	J Appl Microbiol	10.1111/jam.12168	2013
	Effectiveness of different Ensifer meliloti strain-alfalfa cultivar combinations and their influence on nodulation of native rhizobia	Jia RZ, Wang ET, Liu JH, Li Y, Gu J, Yuan HL, Chen WX.	Soil Biol Biochem	10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.07.021	2013
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	Structural insights into choline-O-sulfatase reveal the molecular determinants for ligand binding.	Gavira JA, Camara-Artigas A, Neira JL, Torres de Pinedo JM, Sanchez P, Ortega E, Martinez-Rodriguez S.	Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol	10.1107/s2059798322003709	2022
Phylogeny	Definition and evolution of a new symbiovar, sv. rigiduloides, among Ensifer meliloti efficiently nodulating Medicago species.	Gubry-Rangin C, Bena G, Cleyet-Marel JC, Brunel B.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2013.06.004	2013
	The ACC-Deaminase Producing Bacterium Variovorax sp. CT7.15 as a Tool for Improving Calicotome villosa Nodulation and Growth in Arid Regions of Tunisia.	Bessadok K, Navarro-Torre S, Pajuelo E, Mateos-Naranjo E, Redondo-Gomez S, Caviedes MA, Fterich A, Mars M, Rodriguez-Llorente ID.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms8040541	2020
Metabolism	The coupling of the plant and microbial catabolisms of phenanthrene in the rhizosphere of Medicago sativa.	Muratova A, Dubrovskaya E, Golubev S, Grinev V, Chernyshova M, Turkovskaya O.	J Plant Physiol	10.1016/j.jplph.2015.07.014	2015
	The Lipid- and Polysaccharide-Rich Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Rhodococcus Support Biofilm Formation and Protection from Toxic Hydrocarbons.	Krivoruchko A, Nurieva D, Luppov V, Kuyukina M, Ivshina I.	Polymers (Basel)	10.3390/polym17141912	2025
Genetics	Patterns in the Microbial Community of Salt-Tolerant Plants and the Functional Genes Associated with Salt Stress Alleviation.	Zheng Y, Xu Z, Liu H, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Meng C, Ma S, Xie Z, Li Y, Zhang CS.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.00767-21	2021
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Phylogeny	Genetic diversity and community structure of rhizobia nodulating Sesbania cannabina in saline-alkaline soils.	Li Y, Li X, Liu Y, Wang ET, Ren C, Liu W, Xu H, Wu H, Jiang N, Li Y, Zhang X, Xie Z.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2016.02.004	2016
	The two-component regulatory system CenK-CenR regulates expression of a previously uncharacterized protein required for salinity and oxidative stress tolerance in Sinorhizobium meliloti.	Bensig EO, Valadez-Cano C, Kuang Z, Freire IR, Reyes-Prieto A, MacLellan SR.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.1020932	2022
	Recent Advances in Genetic Engineering Strategies of Sinorhizobium meliloti.	Liu X, Dong H, Wang H, Ren X, Yang X, Li T, Fu G, Xia M, Fang H, Du G, Jin Z, Zhang D.	ACS Synth Biol	10.1021/acssynbio.4c00348	2024
Enzymology	Safe Cultivation of Medicago sativa in Metal-Polluted Soils from Semi-Arid Regions Assisted by Heat- and Metallo-Resistant PGPR.	Raklami A, Oufdou K, Tahiri AI, Mateos-Naranjo E, Navarro-Torre S, Rodriguez-Llorente ID, Meddich A, Redondo-Gomez S, Pajuelo E.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms7070212	2019
Enzymology	Engineering and finetuning expression of SerC for balanced metabolic flux in vitamin B₆ production.	Chen K, Liu L, Li J, Tian Z, Jin H, Zhang D.	Synth Syst Biotechnol	10.1016/j.synbio.2024.03.005	2024
Metabolism	Alfalfa nodules elicited by a flavodoxin-overexpressing Ensifer meliloti strain display nitrogen-fixing activity with enhanced tolerance to salinity stress.	Redondo FJ, Coba de la Pena T, Lucas MM, Pueyo JJ.	Planta	10.1007/s00425-012-1725-8	2012
	New Insights into Structural and Functional Roles of Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA): Changes in DNA Topology and Gene Expression in Bacteria.	Defez R, Valenti A, Andreozzi A, Romano S, Ciaramella M, Pesaresi P, Forlani S, Bianco C.	Biomolecules	10.3390/biom9100522	2019
Phylogeny	Rhizobial strains isolated from nodules of Medicago marina in southwest Spain are abiotic-stress tolerant and symbiotically diverse.	Alias-Villegas C, Cubo MT, Lara-Dampier V, Bellogin RA, Camacho M, Temprano F, Espuny MR.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2015.07.003	2015
	Sphingomonas sediminicola Is an Endosymbiotic Bacterium Able to Induce the Formation of Root Nodules in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) and to Enhance Plant Biomass Production.	Mazoyon C, Hirel B, Pecourt A, Catterou M, Gutierrez L, Sarazin V, Dubois F, Duclercq J.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms11010199	2023
	High-quality permanent draft genome sequence of Ensifer meliloti strain 4H41, an effective salt- and drought-tolerant microsymbiont of Phaseolus vulgaris.	Mhamdi R, Ardley J, Tian R, Seshadri R, Reddy TB, Pati A, Woyke T, Markowitz V, Ivanova N, Kyrpides N, Reeve W.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.1186/s40793-015-0005-1	2015
Genetics	Genome-Wide Association Analyses in the Model Rhizobium Ensifer meliloti.	Epstein B, Abou-Shanab RAI, Shamseldin A, Taylor MR, Guhlin J, Burghardt LT, Nelson M, Sadowsky MJ, Tiffin P.	mSphere	10.1128/msphere.00386-18	2018
	The complete genome sequence of Ensifer meliloti strain CCMM B554 (FSM-MA), a highly effective nitrogen-fixing microsymbiont of Medicago truncatula Gaertn.	Nagymihaly M, Vasarhelyi BM, Barriere Q, Chong TM, Balint B, Bihari P, Hong KW, Horvath B, Ibijbijen J, Amar M, Farkas A, Kondorosi E, Chan KG, Gruber V, Ratet P, Mergaert P, Kereszt A.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.1186/s40793-017-0298-3	2017
Enzymology	Cryogenian Origin and Subsequent Diversification of the Plant Cell-Wall Enzyme XTH Family.	Shinohara N, Nishitani K.	Plant Cell Physiol	10.1093/pcp/pcab093	2021
Metabolism	Deletion of Re-citrate synthase allows for analysis of contributions of tricarboxylic acid cycle directionality to the growth of Heliomicrobium modesticaldum.	Layton AM, McCauley C, Redding KE.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01772-24	2025
Genetics	Host-Associated Rhizobial Fitness: Dependence on Nitrogen, Density, Community Complexity, and Legume Genotype.	Burghardt LT, Epstein B, Hoge M, Trujillo DI, Tiffin P.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00526-22	2022
	Functional and structural analysis of a cyclization domain in a cyclic beta-1,2-glucan synthase.	Tanaka N, Saito R, Kobayashi K, Nakai H, Kamo S, Kuramochi K, Taguchi H, Nakajima M, Masaike T.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-024-13013-9	2024
	Genome sequence of the Medicago-nodulating Ensifer meliloti commercial inoculant strain RRI128.	Reeve W, Ballard R, Drew E, Tian R, Brau L, Goodwin L, Huntemann M, Han J, Tatiparthi R, Chen A, Mavrommatis K, Markowitz V, Palaniappan K, Ivanova N, Pati A, Woyke T, Kyrpides N.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.4056/sigs.4929626	2014
	Involvement of the hemP-hemA-smlt0796-smlt0797 Operon in Hemin Acquisition by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.	Shih YL, Wu CM, Lu HF, Li LH, Lin YT, Yang TC.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.00321-22	2022
	Evaluation of qPCR to Detect Shifts in Population Composition of the Rhizobial Symbiont Mesorhizobium japonicum during Serial in Planta Transfers.	Quides KW, Lee Y, Hur T, Atamian HS.	Biology (Basel)	10.3390/biology12020277	2023
Genetics	The complete replicons of 16 Ensifer meliloti strains offer insights into intra- and inter-replicon gene transfer, transposon-associated loci, and repeat elements.	Nelson M, Guhlin J, Epstein B, Tiffin P, Sadowsky MJ.	Microb Genom	10.1099/mgen.0.000174	2018
	Rhizobial plasmid pLPU83a is able to switch between different transfer machineries depending on its genomic background.	Torres Tejerizo G, Pistorio M, Althabegoiti MJ, Cervantes L, Wibberg D, Schluter A, Puhler A, Lagares A, Romero D, Brom S.	FEMS Microbiol Ecol	10.1111/1574-6941.12325	2014
	Make or break: the thermodynamic equilibrium of polyphosphate kinase-catalysed reactions.	Keppler M, Moser S, Jessen HJ, Held C, Andexer JN.	Beilstein J Org Chem	10.3762/bjoc.18.134	2022
Metabolism	The Irr and RirA Proteins Participate in a Complex Regulatory Circuit and Act in Concert To Modulate Bacterioferritin Expression in Ensifer meliloti 1021.	Costa D, Amarelle V, Valverde C, O'Brian MR, Fabiano E.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00895-17	2017
	Synthetic extremophiles via species-specific formulations improve microbial therapeutics.	Jimenez M, L'Heureux J, Kolaya E, Liu GW, Martin KB, Ellis H, Dao A, Yang M, Villaverde Z, Khazi-Syed A, Cao Q, Fabian N, Jenkins J, Fitzgerald N, Karavasili C, Muller B, Byrne JD, Traverso G.	Nat Mater	10.1038/s41563-024-01937-6	2024
	Specificity in Legume-Rhizobia Symbioses.	Andrews M, Andrews ME.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms18040705	2017
	Live cell fluorescence microscopy-an end-to-end workflow for high-throughput image and data analysis.	Zahumensky J, Malinsky J.	Biol Methods Protoc	10.1093/biomethods/bpae075	2024
	Bradyrhizobium ottawaense efficiently reduces nitrous oxide through high nosZ gene expression.	Wasai-Hara S, Itakura M, Fernandes Siqueira A, Takemoto D, Sugawara M, Mitsui H, Sato S, Inagaki N, Yamazaki T, Imaizumi-Anraku H, Shimoda Y, Minamisawa K.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-023-46019-w	2023
Pathogenicity	Physiological and antioxidant responses of Medicago sativa-rhizobia symbiosis to cyanobacterial toxins (Microcystins) exposure.	El Khalloufi F, Oufdou K, Lahrouni M, Faghire M, Peix A, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Vasconcelos V, Oudra B.	Toxicon	10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.10.003	2013
	Genome sequence of Ensifer meliloti strain WSM1022; a highly effective microsymbiont of the model legume Medicago truncatula A17.	Terpolilli J, Hill Y, Tian R, Howieson J, Brau L, Goodwin L, Han J, Liolios K, Huntemann M, Pati A, Woyke T, Mavromatis K, Markowitz V, Ivanova N, Kyrpides N, Reeve W.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.4056/sigs.4608286	2013
	Exopolysaccharide Characterization of Rhizobium favelukesii LPU83 and Its Role in the Symbiosis With Alfalfa.	Castellani LG, Luchetti A, Nilsson JF, Perez-Gimenez J, Wegener C, Schluter A, Puhler A, Lagares A, Brom S, Pistorio M, Niehaus K, Torres Tejerizo GA.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2021.642576	2021
Metabolism	Flavodoxin overexpression confers tolerance to oxidative stress in beneficial soil bacteria and improves survival in the presence of the herbicides paraquat and atrazine.	Coba de la Pena T, Redondo FJ, Fillat MF, Lucas MM, Pueyo JJ.	J Appl Microbiol	10.1111/jam.12224	2013
	Enhancement of vitamin B₆ production driven by omics analysis combined with fermentation optimization.	Tian Z, Liu L, Wu L, Yang Z, Zhang Y, Du L, Zhang D.	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/s12934-024-02405-1	2024
Metabolism	Legumes display common and host-specific responses to the rhizobial cellulase CelC2 during primary symbiotic infection.	Menendez E, Robledo M, Jimenez-Zurdo JI, Velazquez E, Rivas R, Murray JD, Mateos PF.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-019-50337-3	2019
Phylogeny	Characterization of root-nodulating bacteria associated to Prosopis farcta growing in the arid regions of Tunisia.	Fterich A, Mahdhi M, Caviedes MA, Pajuelo E, Rivas R, Rodriguez-Llorente ID, Mars M.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-011-0683-z	2011
Enzymology	Single acquisition of protelomerase gave rise to speciation of a large and diverse clade within the Agrobacterium/Rhizobium supercluster characterized by the presence of a linear chromid.	Ramirez-Bahena MH, Vial L, Lassalle F, Diel B, Chapulliot D, Daubin V, Nesme X, Muller D.	Mol Phylogenet Evol	10.1016/j.ympev.2014.01.005	2014
Phylogeny	Taxonomic and symbiotic diversity of bacteria isolated from nodules of Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana in arid soils of Tunisia.	Fterich A, Mahdhi M, Lafuente A, Pajuelo E, Caviedes MA, Rodriguez-Llorente ID, Mars M.	Can J Microbiol	10.1139/w2012-048	2012
	Inoculation of Phaseolus vulgaris, Medicago laciniata and Medicago polymorpha with Agrobacterium sp. strain 10C2 may enhance nodulation and shoot dry weight but does not affect host range specificity	Salem S, Saidi S, Chihaoui SA, Mhamdi R.	Ann Microbiol	10.1007/s13213-012-0439-2	2012
Genetics	Proteogenomic Characterization of Pseudomonas veronii SM-20 Growing on Phenanthrene as Only Carbon and Energy Source.	Zavala-Meneses SG, Firrincieli A, Chalova P, Pajer P, Checcucci A, Skultety L, Cappelletti M.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms12040753	2024
	Rhizosphere microbial community structure in high-producing, low-input switchgrass families.	Stonoha-Arther C, Panke-Buisse K, Duff AJ, Molodchenko A, Casler MD.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0308753	2024
	NIT24 and NIT29-mediated IAA synthesis of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola suppresses immunity and boosts growth in rice.	Zhang H, Rong Z, Li Y, Yin Z, Lu C, Zhao H, Kong L, Meng L, Ding X.	Mol Plant Pathol	10.1111/mpp.13409	2024
	Rhizobial nitrogen fixation efficiency shapes endosphere bacterial communities and Medicago truncatula host growth.	Lagunas B, Richards L, Sergaki C, Burgess J, Pardal AJ, Hussain RMF, Richmond BL, Baxter L, Roy P, Pakidi A, Stovold G, Vazquez S, Ott S, Schafer P, Gifford ML.	Microbiome	10.1186/s40168-023-01592-0	2023
	Genotypic composition and performance of pea-nodulating rhizobia from soils outside the native plant-host range.	Zhang J, Wang N, Li S, Brunel B, Wang J, Feng Y, Yang T, Zong X.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1201140	2023
	Symbiotic diversity of Ensifer meliloti strains recovered from various legume species in Tunisia.	Mnasri B, Badri Y, Saidi S, de Lajudie P, Mhamdi R.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2009.07.007	2009
	Agronomic strategies to enhance the early vigor and yield of maize. Part I: the role of seed applied biostimulant, hybrid and starter fertilization on rhizosphere bacteria profile and diversity.	Ujvari G, Capo L, Grassi A, Cristani C, Pagliarani I, Turrini A, Blandino M, Giovannetti M, Agnolucci M.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2023.1240310	2023
	High-quality draft genome sequence of Ensifer meliloti Mlalz-1, a microsymbiont of Medicago laciniata (L.) miller collected in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.	Osman WAM, van Berkum P, Leon-Barrios M, Velazquez E, Elia P, Tian R, Ardley J, Gollagher M, Seshadri R, Reddy TBK, Ivanova N, Woyke T, Pati A, Markowitz V, Baeshen MN, Baeshen NN, Kyrpides N, Reeve W.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.1186/s40793-017-0270-2	2017
Phylogeny	Is there sufficient Ensifer and Rhizobium species diversity in UK farmland soils to support red clover (Trifolium pratense), white clover (T. repens), lucerne (Medicago sativa) and black medic (M. lupulina)?	Roberts R, Jackson RW, Mauchline TH, Hirsch PR, Shaw LJ, Doring TF, Jones HE.	Appl Soil Ecol	10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.06.030	2017
	Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobia on seed germination, growth promotion and suppression of Fusarium wilt of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)	Kumar H, Dubey RC, Maheshwari DK.	Crop Prot	10.1016/j.cropro.2011.05.001	2011
	Ensifer meliloti bv. lancerottense establishes nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with Lotus endemic to the Canary Islands and shows distinctive symbiotic genotypes and host range.	Leon-Barrios M, Lorite MJ, Donate-Correa J, Sanjuan J.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2009.04.003	2009
Metabolism	Heterologous expression of Anabaena sp. PCC7120 cyanophycin metabolism genes cphA1 and cphB1 in Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti 1021.	Abd-El-Karem Y, Elbers T, Reichelt R, Steinbuchel A.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-010-2891-x	2011
Phylogeny	Phenotypic and genetic characterization of rhizobia associated with alfalfa in the Hokkaido and Ishigaki regions of Japan.	Djedidi S, Yokoyama T, Tomooka N, Ohkama-Ohtsu N, Risal CP, Abdelly C, Sekimoto H.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2011.04.006	2011
	traG Gene Is Conserved across Mesorhizobium spp. Able to Nodulate the Same Host Plant and Expressed in Response to Root Exudates.	Paco A, da-Silva JR, Eliziario F, Brigido C, Oliveira S, Alexandre A.	Biomed Res Int	10.1155/2019/3715271	2019
	Select and resequence reveals relative fitness of bacteria in symbiotic and free-living environments.	Burghardt LT, Epstein B, Guhlin J, Nelson MS, Taylor MR, Young ND, Sadowsky MJ, Tiffin P.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A	10.1073/pnas.1714246115	2018
	Experimental Evolution in Plant-Microbe Systems: A Tool for Deciphering the Functioning and Evolution of Plant-Associated Microbial Communities.	Manriquez B, Muller D, Prigent-Combaret C.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.619122	2021
	Soil biochar amendment affects the diversity of nosZ transcripts: Implications for N₂O formation.	Harter J, El-Hadidi M, El-Hadidi M, Huson DH, Kappler A, Behrens S.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-017-03282-y	2017
	The Role of Quorum Sensing Molecules in Bacterial-Plant Interactions.	Majdura J, Jankiewicz U, Galazka A, Orzechowski S.	Metabolites	10.3390/metabo13010114	2023
Metabolism	Effect of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate synthase mutation on the metabolism of Ensifer (formerly Sinorhizobium) meliloti.	Povolo S, Casella S.	J Basic Microbiol	10.1002/jobm.200800139	2009
	Improved Drought Stress Response in Alfalfa Plants Nodulated by an IAA Over-producing Rhizobium Strain.	Defez R, Andreozzi A, Dickinson M, Charlton A, Tadini L, Pesaresi P, Bianco C.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2017.02466	2017
	Disentangling the Regulatory Response of Agrobacterium tumefaciens CHLDO to Glyphosate for Engineering Whole-Cell Phosphonate Biosensors.	Masotti F, Krink N, Lencina N, Gottig N, Ottado J, Nikel PI.	ACS Synth Biol	10.1021/acssynbio.4c00497	2024
	In Vitro Biofilm-Mediated Biodegradation of Pesticides and Dye-Contaminated Effluents Using Bacterial Biofilms.	Liaqat I, Khalid A, Rubab S, Rashid F, Latif AA, Naseem S, Bibi A, Khan BN, Ansar W, Javed A, Afzaal M, Summer M, Majid S, Ali S, Aftab MN.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms11092163	2023
Enzymology	Biogeography of a Novel Ensifer meliloti Clade Associated with the Australian Legume Trigonella suavissima.	Eardly B, Elia P, Brockwell J, Golemboski D, van Berkum P.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.03446-16	2017
Genetics	Medicago truncatula genotype drives the plant nutritional strategy and its associated rhizosphere bacterial communities.	Zancarini A, Le Signor C, Terrat S, Aubert J, Salon C, Munier-Jolain N, Mougel C.	New Phytol	10.1111/nph.20272	2025
	Legume bioactive compounds: influence of rhizobial inoculation.	Silva LR, Bento C, Goncalves AC, Flores-Felix JD, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Peix A, Velazquez E.	AIMS Microbiol	10.3934/microbiol.2017.2.267	2017
Phylogeny	Stress tolerance and symbiotic and phylogenic features of root nodule bacteria associated with Medicago species in different bioclimatic regions of Tunisia.	Djedidi S, Yokoyama T, Ohkama-Ohtsu N, Risal CP, Abdelly C, Sekimoto H.	Microbes Environ	10.1264/jsme2.me10138	2011
Enzymology	Rhizobactin B is the preferred siderophore by a novel Pseudomonas isolate to obtain iron from dissolved organic matter in peatlands.	Kugler S, Cooper RE, Boessneck J, Kusel K, Wichard T.	Biometals	10.1007/s10534-020-00258-w	2020
Phylogeny	Phylogenetic diversity analysis reveals Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense and Ensifer aridi as major symbionts of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) in Pakistan.	Hakim S, Imran A, Mirza MS.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1007/s42770-020-00397-9	2021
Pathogenicity	Black Truffles Affect Quercus aliena Physiology and Root-Associated nirK- and nirS-Type Denitrifying Bacterial Communities in the Initial Stage of Inoculation.	Kang Z, Li X, Li Y, Ye L, Zhang B, Zhang X, Penttinen P, Gu Y.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.792568	2022
	Diverse role of fast growing rhizobia in growth promotion and enhancement of psoralen content in Psoralea corylifolia L.	Prabha C, Maheshwari DK, Bajpai VK.	Pharmacogn Mag	10.4103/0973-1296.117870	2013
	Competitiveness and Phylogenetic Relationship of Rhizobial Strains with Different Symbiotic Efficiency in Trifolium repens: Conversion of Parasitic into Non-Parasitic Rhizobia by Natural Symbiotic Gene Transfer.	Morel Revetria MA, Berais-Rubio A, Gimenez M, Sanjuan J, Signorelli S, Monza J.	Biology (Basel)	10.3390/biology12020243	2023
	The diversity of rhizobia nodulating chickpea (Cicer arietinum) under water deficiency as a source of more efficient inoculants	Ben Romdhane S, Trabelsi M, Aouani ME, Lajudie Pd, Mhamdi R.	Soil Biol Biochem	10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.09.020	2009
	ubiF is involved in acid stress tolerance and symbiotic competitiveness in Rhizobium favelukesii LPU83.	Martini MC, Vacca C, Torres Tejerizo GA, Draghi WO, Pistorio M, Lozano MJ, Lagares A, Del Papa MF.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1007/s42770-022-00780-8	2022
Genetics	CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Generation of Mutant Lines in Medicago truncatula Indicates a Symbiotic Role of MtLYK10 during Nodule Formation.	Zhang CX, Li RJ, Baude L, Reinhardt D, Xie ZP, Staehelin C.	Biology (Basel)	10.3390/biology13010053	2024
Pathogenicity	An Updated Perspective on Sinorhizobium meliloti Chemotaxis to Alfalfa Flavonoids.	Compton KK, Hildreth SB, Helm RF, Scharf BE.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.581482	2020
	Ameliorating Drought Effects in Wheat Using an Exclusive or Co-Applied Rhizobacteria and ZnO Nanoparticles.	Muhammad F, Raza MAS, Iqbal R, Zulfiqar F, Aslam MU, Yong JWH, Altaf MA, Altaf MA, Zulfiqar B, Amin J, Ibrahim MA.	Biology (Basel)	10.3390/biology11111564	2022
Genetics	Comparative Analysis of Three Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens Genomes Show Specific Mutations Acquired during Selection for a Higher Motility Phenotype and Adaption to Laboratory Conditions.	Lozano MJ, Redondo-Nieto M, Garrido-Sanz D, Mongiardini E, Quelas JI, Mengucci F, Dardis C, Lodeiro A, Althabegoiti MJ.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.00569-21	2021
Genetics	Conservation of Energetic Pathways for Electroautotrophy in the Uncultivated Candidate Order Tenderiales.	Eddie BJ, Bird LJ, Pelikan C, Mussmann M, Martinez-Perez C, Pinamang P, Malanoski AP, Glaven SM.	mSphere	10.1128/msphere.00223-22	2022
Metabolism	N-acyl-homoserine lactones-producing bacteria protect plants against plant and human pathogens.	Hernandez-Reyes C, Schenk ST, Neumann C, Kogel KH, Schikora A.	Microb Biotechnol	10.1111/1751-7915.12177	2014
Pathogenicity	Rhizobial Chemoattractants, the Taste and Preferences of Legume Symbionts.	Compton KK, Scharf BE.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2021.686465	2021
Enzymology	Diverse bacteria isolated from root nodules of wild Vicia species grown in temperate region of China.	Lei X, Wang ET, Chen WF, Sui XH, Chen WX.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-008-0418-y	2008
	Cyclic Isothiocyanate Goitrin Impairs Lotus japonicus Nodulation, Affects the Proteomes of Nodules and Free Mesorhizobium loti, and Induces the Formation of Caffeic Acid Derivatives in Bacterial Cultures.	Jeong S, Schutz V, Demir F, Preusche M, Huesgen P, Bigler L, Kovacic F, Gutbrod K, Dormann P, Schulz M.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants13202897	2024
Enzymology	Anoxic growth of Ensifer meliloti 1021 by N2O-reduction, a potential mitigation strategy.	Bueno E, Mania D, Frostegard A, Bedmar EJ, Bakken LR, Delgado MJ.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2015.00537	2015
	From Microbial Dynamics to Functionality in the Rhizosphere: A Systematic Review of the Opportunities With Synthetic Microbial Communities.	Marin O, Gonzalez B, Poupin MJ.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2021.650609	2021
	Negotiating mutualism: A locus for exploitation by rhizobia has a broad effect size distribution and context-dependent effects on legume hosts.	Wendlandt CE, Roberts M, Nguyen KT, Graham ML, Lopez Z, Helliwell EE, Friesen ML, Griffitts JS, Price P, Porter SS.	J Evol Biol	10.1111/jeb.14011	2022
Metabolism	Genetic basis for denitrification in Ensifer meliloti.	Torres MJ, Rubia MI, de la Pena TC, Pueyo JJ, Bedmar EJ, Delgado MJ.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-14-142	2014
Metabolism	MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry is a fast and reliable platform for identification and ecological studies of species from family Rhizobiaceae.	Ferreira L, Sanchez-Juanes F, Garcia-Fraile P, Rivas R, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Gonzalez-Buitrago JM, Velazquez E.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0020223	2011
Metabolism	Biodegradation of flonicamid by Ensifer adhaerens CGMCC 6315 and enzymatic characterization of the nitrile hydratases involved.	Zhao YX, Wang L, Chen KX, Jiang ND, Sun SL, Ge F, Dai YJ.	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/s12934-021-01620-4	2021
Genetics	Genomic characterization of Ensifer aridi, a proposed new species of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium recovered from Asian, African and American deserts.	Le Quere A, Tak N, Gehlot HS, Lavire C, Meyer T, Chapulliot D, Rathi S, Sakrouhi I, Rocha G, Rohmer M, Severac D, Filali-Maltouf A, Munive JA.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/s12864-016-3447-y	2017
Phenotype	Using clear plastic CD cases as low-cost mini-rhizotrons to phenotype root traits.	Cassidy ST, Burr AA, Reeb RA, Melero Pardo AL, Woods KD, Wood CW.	Appl Plant Sci	10.1002/aps3.11340	2020
	The FtcR-Like Protein ActR in Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS571 Is Involved in Bacterial Motility and Symbiosis With the Host Plant.	Sun L, Wang D, Yin Z, Zhang C, Bible A, Xie Z.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.744268	2021
Genetics	Identification of nodulation-related genes in Medicago truncatula using genome-wide association studies and co-expression networks.	Michno JM, Liu J, Jeffers JR, Stupar RM, Myers CL.	Plant Direct	10.1002/pld3.220	2020
Phylogeny	Microsymbiont diversity and phylogeny of native bradyrhizobia associated with soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) nodulation in South African soils.	Naamala J, Jaiswal SK, Dakora FD.	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2016.05.009	2016
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Genetics	Plasmids Related to the Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Are Not Only Cooperated Functionally but Also May Have Evolved over a Time Span in Family Rhizobiaceae.	Yang LL, Jiang Z, Li Y, Wang ET, Zhi XY.	Genome Biol Evol	10.1093/gbe/evaa152	2020
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Metabolism	Characterization of the metalloproteome of Pseudoalteromonas (BB2-AT2): biogeochemical underpinnings for zinc, manganese, cobalt, and nickel cycling in a ubiquitous marine heterotroph.	Mazzotta MG, McIlvin MR, Moran DM, Wang DT, Bidle KD, Lamborg CH, Saito MA.	Metallomics	10.1093/mtomcs/mfab060	2021
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Enzymology	Mercury-Tolerant Ensifer medicae Strains Display High Mercuric Reductase Activity and a Protective Effect on Nitrogen Fixation in Medicago truncatula Nodules Under Mercury Stress.	Arregui G, Hipolito P, Pallol B, Lara-Dampier V, Garcia-Rodriguez D, Varela HP, Tavakoli Zaniani P, Balomenos D, Paape T, Coba de la Pena T, Lucas MM, Pueyo JJ.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2020.560768	2020
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Genetics	Harnessing Rhizobia to Improve Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation by Legumes.	Fagorzi C, Checcucci A, diCenzo GC, Debiec-Andrzejewska K, Dziewit L, Pini F, Mengoni A.	Genes (Basel)	10.3390/genes9110542	2018
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Phylogeny	Symbiotic and Nonsymbiotic Members of the Genus Ensifer (syn. Sinorhizobium) Are Separated into Two Clades Based on Comparative Genomics and High-Throughput Phenotyping.	Fagorzi C, Ilie A, Decorosi F, Cangioli L, Viti C, Mengoni A, diCenzo GC.	Genome Biol Evol	10.1093/gbe/evaa221	2020
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Metabolism	Dual Control of Flagellar Synthesis and Exopolysaccharide Production by FlbD-FliX Class II Regulatory Proteins in Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens.	Dardis C, Quelas JI, Mengucci F, Althabegoiti MJ, Lodeiro AR, Mongiardini EJ.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00403-20	2021
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Biotechnology	Structural and Functional Properties, Biosynthesis, and Patenting Trends of Bacterial Succinoglycan: A Review.	Halder U, Banerjee A, Bandopadhyay R.	Indian J Microbiol	10.1007/s12088-017-0655-3	2017
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Pathogenicity	The Effect of Root Exudate 7,4'-Dihydroxyflavone and Naringenin on Soil Bacterial Community Structure.	Szoboszlay M, White-Monsant A, Moe LA.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0146555	2016
Genetics	The treasure inside barley seeds: microbial diversity and plant beneficial bacteria.	Bziuk N, Maccario L, Straube B, Wehner G, Sorensen SJ, Schikora A, Smalla K.	Environ Microbiome	10.1186/s40793-021-00389-8	2021
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	Root Nodule Rhizobia From Undomesticated Shrubs of the Dry Woodlands of Southern Africa Can Nodulate Angolan Teak Pterocarpus angolensis, an Important Source of Timber.	Bunger W, Sarkar A, Gronemeyer JL, Zielinski J, Revermann R, Hurek T, Reinhold-Hurek B.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.611704	2021
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Genetics	Soil origin and plant genotype structure distinct microbiome compartments in the model legume Medicago truncatula.	Brown SP, Grillo MA, Podowski JC, Heath KD.	Microbiome	10.1186/s40168-020-00915-9	2020
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Metabolism	Suppression of NB-LRR genes by miRNAs promotes nitrogen-fixing nodule development in Medicago truncatula.	Sos-Hegedus A, Domonkos A, Toth T, Gyula P, Kalo P, Szittya G.	Plant Cell Environ	10.1111/pce.13698	2020
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Metabolism	N-3-oxo-octanoyl-homoserine lactone-mediated priming of resistance to Pseudomonas syringae requires the salicylic acid signaling pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana.	Liu F, Zhao Q, Jia Z, Song C, Huang Y, Ma H, Song S.	BMC Plant Biol	10.1186/s12870-019-2228-6	2020
	Draft genome sequences of strains Salinicola socius SMB35^T, Salinicola sp. MH3R3-1 and Chromohalobacter sp. SMB17 from the Verkhnekamsk potash mining region of Russia.	Olsson BE, Korsakova ES, Anan'ina LN, Pyankova AA, Mavrodi OV, Plotnikova EG, Mavrodi DV.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.1186/s40793-017-0251-5	2017
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	Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 RirA Is Required for Oxidative Stress Resistance and Efficient Symbiosis with Soybean.	Crespo-Rivas JC, Navarro-Gomez P, Alias-Villegas C, Shi J, Zhen T, Niu Y, Cuellar V, Moreno J, Cubo T, Vinardell JM, Ruiz-Sainz JE, Acosta-Jurado S, Soto MJ.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms20030787	2019
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Metabolism	Medicago truncatula and Glycine max: Different Drought Tolerance and Similar Local Response of the Root Nodule Proteome.	Gil-Quintana E, Lyon D, Staudinger C, Wienkoop S, Gonzalez EM.	J Proteome Res	10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00617	2015
	Phenotypic and genetic diversity in Sinorhizobium meliloti and S. medicae from drought and salt affected regions of Morocco.	Elboutahiri N, Thami-Alami I, Udupa SM.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-10-15	2010
	Phylogeny of Symbiotic Genes and the Symbiotic Properties of Rhizobia Specific to Astragalus glycyphyllos L.	Gnat S, Malek W, Olenska E, Wdowiak-Wrobel S, Kalita M, Lotocka B, Wojcik M.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0141504	2015
Metabolism	Bacterial iron detoxification at the molecular level.	Bradley JM, Svistunenko DA, Wilson MT, Hemmings AM, Moore GR, Le Brun NE.	J Biol Chem	10.1074/jbc.rev120.007746	2020
Metabolism	Matching the Diversity of Sulfated Biomolecules: Creation of a Classification Database for Sulfatases Reflecting Their Substrate Specificity.	Barbeyron T, Brillet-Gueguen L, Carre W, Carriere C, Caron C, Czjzek M, Hoebeke M, Michel G.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0164846	2016
	NAD1 Controls Defense-Like Responses in Medicago truncatula Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixing Nodules Following Rhizobial Colonization in a BacA-Independent Manner.	Domonkos A, Kovacs S, Gombar A, Kiss E, Horvath B, Kovats GZ, Farkas A, Toth MT, Ayaydin F, Boka K, Fodor L, Ratet P, Kereszt A, Endre G, Kalo P.	Genes (Basel)	10.3390/genes8120387	2017
	Riboregulation in Nitrogen-Fixing Endosymbiotic Bacteria.	Robledo M, Garcia-Tomsig NI, Jimenez-Zurdo JI.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms8030384	2020
Genetics	Modular Traits of the Rhizobiales Root Microbiota and Their Evolutionary Relationship with Symbiotic Rhizobia.	Garrido-Oter R, Nakano RT, Dombrowski N, Ma KW, AgBiome Team, McHardy AC, Schulze-Lefert P.	Cell Host Microbe	10.1016/j.chom.2018.06.006	2018
	The Leader Peptide peTrpL Forms Antibiotic-Containing Ribonucleoprotein Complexes for Posttranscriptional Regulation of Multiresistance Genes.	Melior H, Maass S, Li S, Forstner KU, Azarderakhsh S, Varadarajan AR, Varadarajan AR, Stotzel M, Elhossary M, Barth-Weber S, Ahrens CH, Becher D, Evguenieva-Hackenberg E.	mBio	10.1128/mbio.01027-20	2020
Phylogeny	Exploring the plant-associated bacterial communities in Medicago sativa L.	Pini F, Frascella A, Santopolo L, Bazzicalupo M, Biondi EG, Scotti C, Mengoni A.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-12-78	2012
Metabolism	Chlamydomonas reinhardtii thermal tolerance enhancement mediated by a mutualistic interaction with vitamin B12-producing bacteria.	Xie B, Bishop S, Stessman D, Wright D, Spalding MH, Halverson LJ.	ISME J	10.1038/ismej.2013.43	2013
Genetics	Genomic Diversity in the Endosymbiotic Bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum.	Sanchez-Canizares C, Jorrin B, Duran D, Nadendla S, Albareda M, Rubio-Sanz L, Lanza M, Gonzalez-Guerrero M, Prieto RI, Brito B, Giglio MG, Rey L, Ruiz-Argueso T, Palacios JM, Imperial J.	Genes (Basel)	10.3390/genes9020060	2018
Pathogenicity	Is N-feedback involved in the inhibition of nitrogen fixation in drought-stressed Medicago truncatula?	Gil-Quintana E, Larrainzar E, Arrese-Igor C, Gonzalez EM.	J Exp Bot	10.1093/jxb/ers334	2013
Metabolism	Comparative genomic, proteomic and exoproteomic analyses of three Pseudomonas strains reveals novel insights into the phosphorus scavenging capabilities of soil bacteria.	Lidbury ID, Murphy AR, Scanlan DJ, Bending GD, Jones AM, Moore JD, Goodall A, Hammond JP, Wellington EM.	Environ Microbiol	10.1111/1462-2920.13390	2016
Genetics	Selection on horizontally transferred and duplicated genes in sinorhizobium (ensifer), the root-nodule symbionts of medicago.	Epstein B, Sadowsky MJ, Tiffin P.	Genome Biol Evol	10.1093/gbe/evu090	2014
Metabolism	Bacillus aryabhattai SRB02 tolerates oxidative and nitrosative stress and promotes the growth of soybean by modulating the production of phytohormones.	Park YG, Mun BG, Kang SM, Hussain A, Shahzad R, Seo CW, Kim AY, Lee SU, Oh KY, Lee DY, Lee IJ, Yun BW.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0173203	2017
Enzymology	FixK₂ Is the Main Transcriptional Activator of Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens nosRZDYFLX Genes in Response to Low Oxygen.	Torres MJ, Bueno E, Jimenez-Leiva A, Cabrera JJ, Bedmar EJ, Mesa S, Delgado MJ.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2017.01621	2017
	Short-Term Molecular Acclimation Processes of Legume Nodules to Increased External Oxygen Concentration.	Avenhaus U, Cabeza RA, Liese R, Lingner A, Dittert K, Salinas-Riester G, Pommerenke C, Schulze J.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2015.01133	2015
	Endophytic Actinobacteria and the Interaction of Micromonospora and Nitrogen Fixing Plants.	Trujillo ME, Riesco R, Benito P, Carro L.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2015.01341	2015
Pathogenicity	Analysis of a taurine-dependent promoter in Sinorhizobium meliloti that offers tight modulation of gene expression.	Mostafavi M, Lewis JC, Saini T, Bustamante JA, Gao IT, Tran TT, King SN, Huang Z, Chen JC.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/s12866-014-0295-2	2014
Metabolism	Engineering Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5 for nitrogen fixation and its application to improve plant growth under nitrogen-deficient conditions.	Setten L, Soto G, Mozzicafreddo M, Fox AR, Lisi C, Cuccioloni M, Angeletti M, Pagano E, Diaz-Paleo A, Ayub ND.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0063666	2013
Metabolism	Production of the chiral compound (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate by a genetically engineered methylotrophic bacterium.	Holscher T, Breuer U, Adrian L, Harms H, Maskow T.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01065-10	2010
Genetics	Population genomics of the facultatively mutualistic bacteria Sinorhizobium meliloti and S. medicae.	Epstein B, Branca A, Mudge J, Bharti AK, Briskine R, Farmer AD, Sugawara M, Young ND, Sadowsky MJ, Tiffin P.	PLoS Genet	10.1371/journal.pgen.1002868	2012
	Mutualism and adaptive divergence: co-invasion of a heterogeneous grassland by an exotic legume-rhizobium symbiosis.	Porter SS, Stanton ML, Rice KJ.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0027935	2011
Pathogenicity	Water-limiting conditions alter the structure and biofilm-forming ability of bacterial multispecies communities in the alfalfa rhizosphere.	Bogino P, Abod A, Nievas F, Giordano W.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0079614	2013
	A comparative genomics screen identifies a Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 sodM-like gene strongly expressed within host plant nodules.	Queiroux C, Washburn BK, Davis OM, Stewart J, Brewer TE, Lyons MR, Jones KM.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-12-74	2012
	Identifying abnormalities in symbiotic development between Trifolium spp. and Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii leading to sub-optimal and ineffective nodule phenotypes.	Melino VJ, Drew EA, Ballard RA, Reeve WG, Thomson G, White RG, O'Hara GW.	Ann Bot	10.1093/aob/mcs206	2012
Phylogeny	Comparative genomics of the core and accessory genomes of 48 Sinorhizobium strains comprising five genospecies.	Sugawara M, Epstein B, Badgley BD, Unno T, Xu L, Reese J, Gyaneshwar P, Denny R, Mudge J, Bharti AK, Farmer AD, May GD, Woodward JE, Medigue C, Vallenet D, Lajus A, Rouy Z, Martinez-Vaz B, Tiffin P, Young ND, Sadowsky MJ.	Genome Biol	10.1186/gb-2013-14-2-r17	2013
Metabolism	Exploring the symbiotic pangenome of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti.	Galardini M, Mengoni A, Brilli M, Pini F, Fioravanti A, Lucas S, Lapidus A, Cheng JF, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, Land M, Hauser L, Woyke T, Mikhailova N, Ivanova N, Daligault H, Bruce D, Detter C, Tapia R, Han C, Teshima H, Mocali S, Bazzicalupo M, Biondi EG.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/1471-2164-12-235	2011
Metabolism	Characterization of transport proteins for aromatic compounds derived from lignin: benzoate derivative binding proteins.	Michalska K, Chang C, Mack JC, Zerbs S, Joachimiak A, Collart FR.	J Mol Biol	10.1016/j.jmb.2012.08.017	2012
Genetics	Genomic species are ecological species as revealed by comparative genomics in Agrobacterium tumefaciens.	Lassalle F, Campillo T, Vial L, Baude J, Costechareyre D, Chapulliot D, Shams M, Abrouk D, Lavire C, Oger-Desfeux C, Hommais F, Gueguen L, Daubin V, Muller D, Nesme X.	Genome Biol Evol	10.1093/gbe/evr070	2011
Metabolism	Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii rosR is required for interaction with clover, biofilm formation and adaptation to the environment.	Janczarek M, Kutkowska J, Piersiak T, Skorupska A.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-10-284	2010
	Environmental signals and regulatory pathways that influence exopolysaccharide production in rhizobia.	Janczarek M.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms12117898	2011
	Novel Tetraplex Quantitative PCR Assays for Simultaneous Detection and Identification of Xylella fastidiosa Subspecies in Plant Tissues.	Dupas E, Briand M, Jacques MA, Cesbron S.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2019.01732	2019
	Exogenous ACC Deaminase Is Key to Improving the Performance of Pasture Legume-Rhizobial Symbioses in the Presence of a High Manganese Concentration.	Paco A, da-Silva JR, Torres DP, Glick BR, Brigido C	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants9121630	2020
	[Biological characteristics of bacteriophages infecting three typic rhizobia of legume].	Liu JJ, Liu ZX, Yu H, Yao Q, Yu ZH, Wang GH	Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao	10.13287/j.1001-9332.201908.029	2019
Phylogeny	[Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of major capsid gene (g23) of bacteriophages infecting Sinorhizobium meliloti].	Yu H, Liu J, Fan G, Wang G	Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao		2017
Phylogeny	Ensifer meliloti is the preferred symbiont of Medicago arborea in eastern Morocco soils.	Guerrouj K, Perez-Valera E, Abdelmoumen H, Bedmar EJ, Missbah El Idrissi M	Can J Microbiol	10.1139/cjm-2013-0268	2013
Enzymology	Cloning of the pyridoxine 5'-phosphate phosphatase gene (pdxP) and vitamin B6 production in pdxP recombinant Sinorhizobium meliloti.	Nagahashi Y, Tazoe M, Hoshino T	Biosci Biotechnol Biochem	10.1271/bbb.70539	2008
Metabolism	Flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent 4-phospho-D-erythronate dehydrogenase is responsible for the 4-phosphohydroxy-L-threonine pathway in vitamin B6 biosynthesis in Sinorhizobium meliloti.	Tazoe M, Ichikawa K, Hoshino T	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.01999-05	2006
Phylogeny	Nitrogen-fixing sinorhizobia with Medicago laciniata constitute a novel biovar (bv. medicaginis) of S. meliloti.	Villegas Mdel C, Rome S, Maure L, Domergue O, Gardan L, Bailly X, Cleyet-Marel JC, Brunel B	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2005.12.008	2006
Genetics	Novel DNA sequences from natural strains of the nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti.	Guo H, Sun S, Finan TM, Xu J	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.71.11.7130-7138.2005	2005
Phylogeny	[A Sinorhizoboium meliloti strain that can nodulate soybean plants].	Lin RS, Du BH, Li XH, Wang L, Yang SS	Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao		2004
	A Rhizobium strain that nodulates and fixes nitrogen in association with alfalfa and soybean plants.	Gao WM, Yang SS	Microbiology (Reading)	10.1099/13500872-141-8-1957	1995
Enzymology	Detection of a nitrous oxide reductase structural gene in Rhizobium meliloti strains and its location on the nod megaplasmid of JJ1c10 and SU47.	Chan YK, Wheatcroft R	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.175.1.19-26.1993	1993
Phylogeny	Phylogenetic position of Rhizobium sp. strain Or 191, a symbiont of both Medicago sativa and Phaseolus vulgaris, based on partial sequences of the 16S rRNA and nifH genes.	Eardly BD, Young JP, Selander RK	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.58.6.1809-1815.1992	1992
Enzymology	Bradyrhizobium ontarionense sp. nov., a novel bacterial symbiont isolated from Aeschynomene indica (Indian jointvetch), harbours photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation and nitrous oxide (N₂O) reductase genes.	Bromfield ESP, Cloutier S.	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek	10.1007/s10482-024-01940-6	2024
Genetics	Ensifer canadensis sp. nov. strain T173^T isolated from Melilotus albus (sweet clover) in Canada possesses recombinant plasmid pT173b harbouring symbiosis and type IV secretion system genes apparently acquired from Ensifer medicae.	Bromfield ESP, Cloutier S, Hynes MF.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1195755	2023
Phylogeny	Diversity and phenotypic analyses of salt- and heat-tolerant wild bean Phaseolus filiformis rhizobia native of a sand beach in Baja California and description of Ensifer aridi sp. nov.	Rocha G, Le Quere A, Medina A, Cuellar A, Contreras JL, Carreno R, Bustillos R, Munoz-Rojas J, Villegas MDC, Chaintreuil C, Dreyfus B, Munive JA.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-019-01744-7	2020
Genetics	Draft genome sequence of type strain HBR26^T and description of Rhizobium aethiopicum sp. nov.	Aserse AA, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Whitman WB, Lindstrom K.	Stand Genomic Sci	10.1186/s40793-017-0220-z	2017

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#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
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