DNA methylation patterns differ between free-living Rhizobium leguminosarum RCAM1026 and bacteroids formed in symbiosis with pea (Pisum sativum L.)
A. M. Afonin, E. S. Gribchenko, E. A. Zorin, A. S. Sulima, V. A. Zhukov
The paper compares DNA methylation patterns between free-living and symbiotic forms of Rhizobium leguminosarum RCAM1026, finding state-dependent differences in specific methylation motifs.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2021Microbiology