Complete genome sequence of bradyrhizobium ottawaense OO99 ^T , an efficient nitrogen-fixing symbiont of soybean

Bradyrhizobium ottawaense, named after the city of Ottawa, is a highly efficient nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with soybeans. The complete genome of Bradyrhizobium ottawaense was sequenced and consists of a single 8.6 megabase chromosome. Genes involved in symbiosis, nitrogen fixation, stress response, resistance to antibiotics, and toxic compounds were detected. Further analysis of the Bradyrhizobium ottawaense genome will contribute to the knowledge of agriculturally important symbiotic bacteria and will be useful for evolutionary and taxonomic studies.