| Mesorhizobium | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Mesorhizobium japonicum strain MAFF303099 on an agar plate. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Phyllobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997 |
| Type species | |
| Mesorhizobium loti | |
| Species | |
See text. | |
Mesorhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. At least one, the nitrogen fixing species, Mesorhizobium loti, forms symbiotic root nodules with plants in the genus Lotus . Strain MAFF303099 of M. japonicum has been fully sequenced. [1]
Mesorhizobium comprises the following species: [2] [3]
The following species have been described, but not validated according to the Bacteriological Code: [2]