Kingdom Bacteria Family Phyllobacteriaceae Genus Mesorhizobium Order Rhizobiales | Class Alpha Proteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | |
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Similar Mesorhizobium, Lotus japonicus, Sinorhizobium, Sinorhizobium meliloti, Bradyrhizobium | ||
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.
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