''Mesorhizobium huakuii'' is a
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were a ...
from the genus ''
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 fully ...
'' which was isolated from the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock fo ...
''
Astragalus sinicus
''Astragalus sinicus'' is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,[Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...]
in
China.'' Rhizobium huakuii'' was transferred to ''Mesorhizobium huakuii''.
Further reading
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Mesorhizobium huakuii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Phyllobacteriaceae
Bacteria described in 1997
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