Complete Genome Sequence of Rhizobium japonicum Podophage Pasto

Rhizobium japonicum is a Gram-negative bacterium of interest for research into nitrogen fixation in legumes. This article describes the isolation, sequencing, and annotation of R. japonicum podophage Pasto. While it shows no significant similarity to identified phages, genomic analysis indicates that Pasto may be temperate and is a novel T7-like podophage.

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This article presents the isolation, sequencing, and annotation of a novel T7-like podophage Pasto infecting Rhizobium japonicum. Genomic analysis suggests that Pasto may be a temperate phage with no significant similarity to identified phages.