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Draft genome sequence of Methylobacterium aquaticum LEGMi-203a, isolated from root nodules of Pithecellobium hymenaeifolium.
Valeria Castro-Camacho, Rubí Robles-Azor, Luciana Rodríguez-Burdock, Keilor Rojas-Jimenez, Bradd Mendoza-Guido
Published: 202510.1128/mra.00754-25
Abstract
Open AccessWe report the draft genome of Methylobacterium aquaticum LEGMi-203a, a root nodule isolated from Pithecellobium hymenaeifolium. Genomic analysis supports its classification as M. aquaticum, and annotated nitrogen fixation and nodulation genes underscore its possible functional capabilities as a symbiont in tropical plants.