Genomes of two siphophages infecting Rhizobium leguminosarum : B1VFA and V1VFA-S, exhibiting phage-plasmid-like features

We report the genome sequences of two Rhizobium-infecting siphophages, B1VFA and V1VFA-S, isolated from Canadian agricultural soils. Both encode genes associated with plasmid maintenance, including parA, parB, and repC, and share similar genome architecture. These phages expand the diversity of rhizobiophages and may represent a distinct siphophage lineage.