Mesorhizobium loti

Mesorhizobium loti
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.

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