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Here we announce the complete genome sequence of the symbiotic and nitrogen-fixing bacterium
<jats:named-content xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" content-type="genus-species" xlink:type="simple">Sinorhizobium fredii</jats:named-content>
USDA257. The genome shares a high degree of sequence similarity with the closely related broad-host-range strains
<jats:named-content xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" content-type="genus-species" xlink:type="simple">S. fredii</jats:named-content>
NGR234 and HH103. Most strikingly, the USDA257 genome encodes a wealth of secretory systems.
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