''Mesorhizobium ciceri'' is a
gram-negative,
nitrogen-fixing motile
bacteria 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 was isolated from Chickpea nodules of
Cicer arietinum
The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram" or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high ...
in
Spain. Rhizobium cicero was transferred to ''Mesorhizobium ciceri''.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Mesorhizobium ciceri'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Phyllobacteriaceae
Bacteria described in 1997
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