Complete Genome Sequence Of Sinorhizobium Meliloti Strain Ak21, A Salt-Tolerant Isolate From The Aral Sea Region

We report here the complete genome sequence of the salt-tolerant Sinorhizobium meliloti strain AK21, isolated from nodules of Medicago sativa L. subsp. ambigua inhabiting the northern Aral Sea Region. This genome (7.36 Mb) consists of a chromosome and four accessory plasmids, two of which are the symbiotic mega-plasmids pSymA and pSymB.