''Mesorhizobium calcicola'' is a
Gram-negative and
rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of
Mesorhizobium
''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 full ...
which has been isolated from the
root nodules
Root nodules are found on the roots of plants, primarily legumes, that form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Under nitrogen-limiting conditions, capable plants form a symbiotic relationship with a host-specific strain of bacteria known a ...
of the tree
Sophora in
New Zealand.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Mesorhizobium calcicola'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Phyllobacteriaceae
Bacteria described in 2016
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