PROTEOBACTERIA >> Alpha >> Mesorhizobium >> Mesorhizobium loti
MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Mesorhizobium |
| Species: | Mesorhizobium loti |
| Description: | 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.M. loti was isolated from the rhizosphere of a legume called Lotus japonicus in the grassland areas of New Zealand and parts of China. This bacteria can also be found on several other Lotus species. This organism contains a symbiosis island that is responsible for symbiotic relationships with plants (lotus) which is similar to what is observed with other Rhizobia that form similar relationships with legumes. The bacterium enters root nodules and performs nitrogen-fixation for the plant cell while being provided with a protective environment to grow in. Nitrogen fixation and root nodule formation genes are carried on a symbiosis island. |
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| Source: | M. loti was isolated from the rhizosphere of a legume called Lotus japonicus in the grassland areas of New Zealand and parts of China. |
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| Genbank: | NZ_CP016079.1 [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 7.01 |
| GC %: | 62.9 |
| Genes: | 7,164 |
| CDS Number: | 7,102 |
| Reference: | 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 |
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