Mesorhizobium loti

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

Mesorhizobium loti strain

Genetics

The complete genome sequence of a strain of M. loti was determined in 2000.^[3]

Unusually, M. loti has two Ku genes (mlr9624 and mlr9623) instead of the usual one in each bacterial species. (Ku is involved in NHEJ repair.)^[4]

See also

• Rhizobium galegae