Mesorhizobium loti
Species of bacterium
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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.
| Mesorhizobium loti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| 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 | |