Mesorhizobium loti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
Order: | Rhizobiales |
Family: | Phyllobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mesorhizobium |
Species: | M. loti |
Binomial name | |
Mesorhizobium loti (Jarvis et al. 1982) Jarvis et al. 1997 |
Mesorhizobium loti, formerly known as Rhizobium loti, is a Gram negative species of bacteria found in the root nodules of many plant species. Its name is a reference to Lotus corniculatus, a flowering plant from which it was originally isolated.
The complete genome sequence of a strain of M. loti was determined in 2000.