Mesorhizobium | |
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Mesorhizobium loti strain MAFF303099 on an agar plate. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhizobiales |
Family: | Phyllobacteriaceae |
Genus: |
Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997 |
Type species | |
Rhizobium leguminosarum |
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Species | |
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Mesorhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. At least one, the nitrogen fixing species, Mesorhizobium loti, forms symbiotic root nodules with plants in the genus Lotus. Strain MAFF303099 of M. loti has been fully sequenced.