Mesorhizobium loti
| Mesorhizobium loti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Phyllobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mesorhizobium |
| Species: | M. loti
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesorhizobium loti (Jarvis et al. 1982) Jarvis et al. 1997
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Mesorhizobium loti, formerly known as Rhizobium loti,[1] is a Gram negative species of bacteria found in the root nodules of many plant species.[2] Its name is a reference to Lotus corniculatus, a flowering plant from which it was originally isolated.
- ^ Jarvis, B. D. W.; Van Berkum, P.; Chen, W. X.; Nour, S. M.; Fernandez, M. P.; Cleyet-Marel, J. C.; Gillis, M. (1 July 1997). "Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (3): 895–898. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-3-895.
- ^ Jarvis, B. D. W.; Pankhurst, C. E.; Patel, J. J. (1982). "Rhizobium loti, a New Species of Legume Root Nodule Bacteria". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 32 (3): 378–380. doi:10.1099/00207713-32-3-378. ISSN 0020-7713.