It soon became apparent that certain classes of bacteria (e.g. Rhizobiaceae) contained large plasmids called megaplasmids. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
Agrobacteria are members of the Rhizobiaceae family, which also includes the benign, nitrogen-fixing organisms Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
The idea that large megaplasmids in Rhizobiaceae could become plasmids by acquiring essential genes has been around for three decades, at least. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
The Rhizobiaceae is an unusual bacterial family in that all of its members have either two chromosomes or one chromosome and very large plasmids. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
Members of the Rhizobiaceae have genetic architectures that span single chromosomes, multiple chromosomes and circular DNA molecules (plasmids) of various sizes. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
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