''Mesorhizobium loti'', formerly known as ''Rhizobium loti'', is a

Gram negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists of ...

species of bacteria found in the

root nodule 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 ...

s of many plant species. Its name is a reference to ''

Lotus corniculatus ''Lotus corniculatus'' is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil (a name also often applied to other ''Lotus'' spp.). It ha ...

'', a flowering plant from which it was originally isolated.

Genetics

The complete genome sequence of a strain of ''M. loti'' was determined in 2000. 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.)

Genetics

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