Introduction
Rhizobia are a diverse group of bacteria that engage in symbioses with the roots of leguminous host plants. Once established as symbionts, these bacteria reduce dinitrogen to a form the plant can use for growth. Symbiotic bacteria contribute significantly to an ecologically-sound and cost-efficient nitrogen supply. Most rhizobia (order Rhizobiales) belong to families within the Alphaproteobacteria subdivision.
The RhizoGATE portal was established by a consortium as a single access site to genome and postgenome data of this group of bacteria to facilitate data management and access to information. It integrates a number of analysis tools and data repositories.
The RhizoGATE consortium
- Anke Becker (LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology, Germany)
- Jacque Batut (INRA Toulouse, France)
- Sharon R. Long (Stanford University, Stanford, USA)
- Turlough M. Finan (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
- Michael L. Kahn (Washington State University, Pullman, USA)
- Alexander Goesmann (BRF, Bielefeld University, Germany)
Analysis tools and data repositories
In depth information on the analysis tools and data repositories can be found on the tools page.
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