Mesorhizobium loti

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.

Mesorhizobium loti
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Phyllobacteriaceae
Genus: Mesorhizobium
Species:
M. loti
Binomial name
Mesorhizobium loti
(Jarvis et al. 1982) Jarvis et al. 1997
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